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Cervical cancer, caused by human papillomavirus infection, is the source of significant personal and societal burden, and robs more than one hundred thousand Indian women and their families of the chances of a healthy and productive life each year. As outlined by the World Health Organization, the three-pronged approach of screening, vaccination, and reduction in mortality by early treatment presents the possibility of the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem in the next decade.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - July 10, 2021 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Sloka Iyengar, Kaley Kantor, Sunu Cyriac, Keerthi Remadevi, Vidhya Usha, Sherin Robinson, Ashla Rani, M.R. Rajagopal, Ann Broderick Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research