A strategic assessment of cervical cancer prevention and treatment services in 3 districts of Uttar Pradesh, India

• Main Authors: Dzuba Ilana (Author), Jacob Martha (Author), Vajpayee Jyoti (Author), Dabash Rasha (Author), Lal Nisha (Author), Bradley Jan (Author), Prasad LB (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite being a preventable disease, cervical cancer claims the lives of almost half a million women worldwide each year. India bears one-fifth of the global burden of the disease, with approximately 130,000 new cases a year. In an e...