Cervical cancer rates are on the rise among younger women, owing in part to a lack of screening and prevention.

Although invasive cervical cancer may be suspected by inspection and palpation, histologic confirmation is essential to establish the diagnosis. If a patient is referred for the management of a ...

The company has also partnered with the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS) to develop an Indigenous HPV PCR kit, ...

M-Strip, the self-sampling kit for cervical cancer (HPV) and STI screening, provides a non-invasive alternative to ...

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Cervical cancer symptoms are often absent in the early stages and may only become apparent when the disease is more advanced. Abnormal vaginal bleeding is the most common symptom overall, often ...

but there are still around 14,000 new cases of invasive disease every year and more than 4,000 deaths. The prognosis for women with locally advanced cervical cancer remains fairly poor ...

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If there is a diagnosis of invasive cancer, your doctor should refer you to a gynecologic oncologist, a doctor who specializes in cancers of women's reproductive systems. First, the doctor will ask ...