Vaccine for Cervical cancer ( Tamil )

Dr. B Anis, Consultant Surgical Oncologist at Kauvery Hospital, talks about the importance of cervical cancer awareness, its symptoms, prevention, and screening. In India, 1.25 lakh women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year. 60-70% of these are present in advanced stages, and 20-30% lose their lives. This is mainly due to the lack of awareness regarding cervical cancer

Prevention: Cervical cancer can be prevented if the HPV vaccine is administered to females aged 9-26 years.

Screening: Women over 21 years should get a Pap smear done once in 3 years, which helps identify cancer early.

Symptoms: Inter-menstrual bleeding Post-coital bleeding Bleeding for many days Blood while urinating Severe pain in the lower abdomen