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India faces a silent cervical cancer crisis: Every 8 minutes, a woman dies, but HPV vaccine and early screening could prevent itThe National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) has recommended categorising cancer as a notifiable disease to improve prevention and treat...22 Apr, 2025, 02.20 PM IST- Karnataka to vaccinate girls aged 14 for cervical cancer in five districts for freeKarnataka will vaccinate 14-year-old girls in five districts of the Kalyana Karnataka region against cervical cancer at no cost. Health Min...26 Mar, 2025, 07.23 PM IST
- PM Modi pledges USD 7.5 million to Quad Cancer Moonshot to battle cervical cancerPrime Minister Narendra Modi announced a USD 7.5 million support for cervical cancer sampling kits, detection kits, and vaccines at the Can...23 Sep, 2024, 11.42 AM IST
- DNA Wellness to invest Rs 200 cr to set up over 100 cervical cancer screening labsAhmedabad-based DNA Wellness will invest Rs 200 crore to establish over 100 cervical cancer screening labs across India by 2027. The compan...12 Sep, 2024, 03.35 PM IST
- How to prevent cervical health problems and five warning signs you should not ignoreOne aspect often overlooked by women is cervical health. Ensuring optimal cervical health is crucial for women, and there are numerous proa...02 Feb, 2024, 12.12 PM IST
- Model invented for large-scale screenings of cervical cancer drugsThis will enable doctors to provide personalised therapy .04 Apr, 2023, 07.33 AM IST
- India's first at-home cervical cancer screening test coming soonCervical cancer is the second most frequent disease among women in India, after breast cancer, despite the fact that it is mostly avoidable...20 Jan, 2023, 05.18 PM IST
- To tackle low screening rates of cervical cancer, Aindra offers a solution at Rs 200Offering simple, reliable yet affordable point of care systems for cervical cancer screening is the mission of Bengaluru-based Aindra syste...24 Jan, 2020, 11.58 AM IST
- Urine screening may be as effective as smear test in preventing cervical cancerAround one in 20 women show abnormal changes which might go on to become cancer and are referred for colposcopy.30 Apr, 2019, 06.02 PM IST
- HPV vaccine could reduce Pap tests in a lifetimeLondon, Nov 12 (IANS) Women vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) can be effectively protected from cervical cancer with merely...12 Nov, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
- Bengaluru-based startup AIndra to tackle low screening rates of cervical cancerThe AIndra device banks on the pap smear test, a method of cervical screening to detect potentially cancerous cells.05 Feb, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
- Here's how you can prevent cervical cancerCervical cancer is one of the most common cancers among women the world over and India has the largest burden of cervical cancer patients i...12 Nov, 2015, 03.11 PM IST
- Row over clinical trial as 254 Indian women dieThe trial was for a cervical cancer screening method and the women who died were part of a control group kept without screening to study de...21 Apr, 2014, 11.13 AM IST
- India launches its indigenous cervical cancer screening deviceIndia launched its first indigenously developed device for screening and early detection of cervical cancer, which kills over 74,000 women ...23 Dec, 2013, 08.31 PM IST
- HPV testing could cut cervical cancers by a thirdTesting women for the HPV could cut cervical cancer cases by a third in UK, a new study has claimed.14 Jun, 2013, 02.03 PM IST
- Indian doctors develop low-cost screening for cervical cancerThe procedure, involving use of vinegar, curbed the deaths caused by the cancer by 31 percent in a group of 1.5 lakh women, it said.03 Jun, 2013, 07.09 PM IST
- 'Simple tech to identify cancer could save millions'A cheap method to detect cervical cancer using vinegar, cotton gauze and a bright light could save millions of women worldwide, experts rep...03 Aug, 2007, 08.40 AM IST
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