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Is it true that 90% of Indian women are not aware of cervical cancer?

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I think it is true. Most of the Indian women are not aware of their health. Cervical cancer is now preventable using cervical cancer vaccine. Cervical cancer has been studied to have an infectious origin. A certain virus, namely, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) has been isolated from cytological (cellular) specimens collected from the cervix of cervical cancer patients. Read more on http://hubpages.com/hub/Cervical-Cancer-Vaccine-Of

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Cervical Cancer

In India, every year 1,32,082 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 74,118 die from the disease. It is the commonest cancer in India and all sexually active women are at a risk of contracting this... keep reading →

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