Early detection of cervical cancer with visual inspection methods: a summary of completed and on-going studies in India Detección oportuna de cáncer cervical con métodos de inspección visual: un resumen de estudios en India

• Main Authors: R Sankaranarayanan (Author), BM Nene (Author), K Dinshaw (Author), R Rajkumar (Author), S Shastri (Author), R Wesley (Author), P Basu (Author), R Sharma (Author), S Thara (Author), A Budukh (Author), DM Parkin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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India is a high-risk country for cervical cancer which accounts a quarter (126 000 new cases, 71 000 deaths around 2 000) of the world burden. The age-standardized incidence rates range from 16-55 per 100 000 women in different regions with particularly high rates in rural areas. Control of cervical...