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Cancer terms: Pap smear, Targeted therapy and more

April 12, 2013
Palliative treatment: Palliative treatment is a symptomatic treatment given to relieve the symptoms and reduce the suffering caused by serious or life-threatening disease like cancer.  It focuses on relieving pain and suffering …
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The story behind the HPV Vaccine

February 20, 2013
Cervical cancer has outstripped breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in women in India due to lack of knowledge and an ‘it-cannot-happen-to-me’ attitude. It kills around 33,000 women every year in India. India …
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Cervical cancer: Fully preventable, yet most common in India

April 26, 2013
Awareness is the key to prevent cervical cancer. The tragedy, however, is that it is the most common kind of cancer in India today due to lack of knowledge and an ‘it-cannot-happen-to-me’ attitude. ‘It's tragic that …
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Cervical cancer: Pap smear and other tests

April 26, 2013
Because of the asymptomatic nature of cervical cancer, diagnosis and screening is pretty hard. The only way to keep the disease at bay is by being vigilant, being aware and through regular screening  tests like the PAP smear and …
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Cervical cancer: What are the various treatment options?

February 4, 2013
Cervical cancer kills over 33,000 Indian women every year. We singly account for 27% of the world’s deaths due to cervical cancer. Because of the dormant nature of the human papillomavirus and our society’s norm not to talk …
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Cervical cancer: Causes and Symptoms

April 26, 2013
Cervical cancer has outstripped breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in women in India; it kills around 33,000 women every year in India. India alone accounts for 27% of the worldwide deaths. Sadly, there’s a …
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How you can prevent cervical cancer

April 26, 2013
Cervical cancer is known to be spread by a virus called the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) during sexual contact. We've told you about its causes and symptoms, screening including Pap smears. Here are are a few things you can do to …
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