Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir: Cervical cancer screening camp held at Tangmarg
Srinagar: A Cervical cancer screening camp was held at Tangmarg.
According to a press note, SM Colposcopy Diagnostic and Wellness CenterJawahar Nagar Organised the Cervical cancer screening Camp with healthauthorities at Tangmarg.Cervical cancer is second most (after breast cancer) common gynaecological malignancy amongst Indian women.
India accounts for approximately one fourthof cervical cases and deaths worldwide.
SM Colposcopy Diagnostic and Wellness Centre Jawahar Nagar has emerged asthe only registered center who have started with mass screening of 15 to 45 yearswomen for both Cervical and Breast Cancer in the valley.
Anisa Wani ChiefCoordinator of the centre said, “We have high end Colposcopes. We do numberof investigations that include liquid based Cytology , pap smears, HPV testing andHPV Vaccination at the center. We have also started with phase wise screening ofpopulation for both cancers that will help early identification and treatment ofwomen and thus decrease the prevalence and incidence of both cervical andbreast cancer.”
Anisa also reiterated that they will soon start mass screening inother parts of the valley.
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