Cervical Cancer: What Causes The Disease, And How HPV Vaccination Works

Cervical cancer vaccination is the most effective way of preventing the disease. Human papillomavirus vaccines help protect against cervical cancer. CERVAVAC is India's cervical cancer vaccine.

Cervical cancer is a major cause for concern in India, especially among women, because the disease is the second most frequent cancer among women aged 15 to 44 years in the country. Over 1,23,000 women in India are diagnosed with the disease every year.

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Cervical cancer has been in the news for several days because of two reasons: India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced during the interim budget speech on February 1, 2024, that the government will encourage cervical cancer vaccination in girls aged 9 to 14 years, and actor-model Poonam Pandey faking her death to raise awareness about cervical cancer. On February 2, a post made using Pandey's official Instagram account claimed that the actor had succumbed to cervical cancer, only