Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in India

In 2010, nearly 74,000 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed among Indian women. This number is estimated to increase to as high as 225,000 cases by 2025. Cervical cancer is also the leading cause of cancer deaths in India, as most cases are...

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Main Authors:	Krishnan, S, Madsen, E., Porterfield, D., Varghese, B., Poehlman, J., Taylor, O.
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ADOLESCENT GIRLS BREAST CANCERS CERVICAL CANCER CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING CITIZEN CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNICABLE DISEASE DEATHS DISABILITY DISEASE FAMILIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HUMAN RESOURCES INTERVENTION LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH MORBIDITY MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY MORTALITY NUMBER OF NEW CASES NUTRITION POLICY IMPLICATIONS POPULATION DISCUSSION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTIVE YEARS PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY ASSURANCE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SANITATION SCREENING SPECIALIST TREATMENT TREATMENT SERVICES VACCINATION VACCINES WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/03/24373275/advancing-cervical-cancer-prevention-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21765

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spelling	okr-10986-217652021-04-23T14:04:05Z Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in India Krishnan, S Madsen, E. Porterfield, D. Varghese, B. Poehlman, J. Taylor, O. ADOLESCENT GIRLS BREAST CANCERS CERVICAL CANCER CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING CITIZEN CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNICABLE DISEASE DEATHS DISABILITY DISEASE FAMILIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HUMAN RESOURCES INTERVENTION LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH MORBIDITY MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY MORTALITY NUMBER OF NEW CASES NUTRITION POLICY IMPLICATIONS POPULATION DISCUSSION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTIVE YEARS PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY ASSURANCE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SANITATION SCREENING SPECIALIST TREATMENT TREATMENT SERVICES VACCINATION VACCINES WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION In 2010, nearly 74,000 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed among Indian women. This number is estimated to increase to as high as 225,000 cases by 2025. Cervical cancer is also the leading cause of cancer deaths in India, as most cases are not detected until they are in an advanced stage. In addition to the cost in lives, cervical cancer can have a significant social and economic impact on families and their communities, as it primarily affects women during their most productive years. Recognizing the challenge of cervical cancer, in 2013 the World Bank conducted a review of research studies on cervical cancer prevention and examined the implementation experiences of cervical cancer screening programs in India. A recently published report summarizes the current state of knowledge and practice, and offers recommendations for strengthening India s programmatic and policy responses to cervical cancer. 2015-04-21T18:45:45Z 2015-04-21T18:45:45Z 2015-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/03/24373275/advancing-cervical-cancer-prevention-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21765 English en_US Health, nutrition, and population global practice knowledge brief; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief South Asia India
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topic	ADOLESCENT GIRLS BREAST CANCERS CERVICAL CANCER CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING CITIZEN CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNICABLE DISEASE DEATHS DISABILITY DISEASE FAMILIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HUMAN RESOURCES INTERVENTION LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH MORBIDITY MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY MORTALITY NUMBER OF NEW CASES NUTRITION POLICY IMPLICATIONS POPULATION DISCUSSION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTIVE YEARS PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY ASSURANCE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SANITATION SCREENING SPECIALIST TREATMENT TREATMENT SERVICES VACCINATION VACCINES WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
spellingShingle	ADOLESCENT GIRLS BREAST CANCERS CERVICAL CANCER CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING CITIZEN CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNICABLE DISEASE DEATHS DISABILITY DISEASE FAMILIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HUMAN RESOURCES INTERVENTION LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH MORBIDITY MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY MORTALITY NUMBER OF NEW CASES NUTRITION POLICY IMPLICATIONS POPULATION DISCUSSION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTIVE YEARS PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY ASSURANCE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SANITATION SCREENING SPECIALIST TREATMENT TREATMENT SERVICES VACCINATION VACCINES WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Krishnan, S Madsen, E. Porterfield, D. Varghese, B. Poehlman, J. Taylor, O. Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in India
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description	In 2010, nearly 74,000 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed among Indian women. This number is estimated to increase to as high as 225,000 cases by 2025. Cervical cancer is also the leading cause of cancer deaths in India, as most cases are not detected until they are in an advanced stage. In addition to the cost in lives, cervical cancer can have a significant social and economic impact on families and their communities, as it primarily affects women during their most productive years. Recognizing the challenge of cervical cancer, in 2013 the World Bank conducted a review of research studies on cervical cancer prevention and examined the implementation experiences of cervical cancer screening programs in India. A recently published report summarizes the current state of knowledge and practice, and offers recommendations for strengthening India s programmatic and policy responses to cervical cancer.
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author	Krishnan, S Madsen, E. Porterfield, D. Varghese, B. Poehlman, J. Taylor, O.
author_facet	Krishnan, S Madsen, E. Porterfield, D. Varghese, B. Poehlman, J. Taylor, O.
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title	Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in India
title_short	Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in India
title_full	Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in India
title_fullStr	Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in India
title_full_unstemmed	Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in India
title_sort	advancing cervical cancer prevention in india
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/03/24373275/advancing-cervical-cancer-prevention-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21765
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Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in India

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