Cervical cancer vaccine News

Cervical cancer develops in a woman's cervix - the entrance to the uterus from the vagina Around 99% of cervical cancer cases are linked to infection with high-risk human papillomavirus Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her interim budget speech said that the government will encourage vaccination to prevent cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month serves as a crucial reminder for women to take proactive steps toward their well-being, ultimately contributing to the reduction of cervical cancer cases globally. 

HPV can be easily passed on during any sexual activities between partners The majority of sexually active men and women come into contact with HPV at some point in their lives but their bodies spontaneously clear the virus from within Only when it persists in a small number of women that this develop into pre-cancerous cells called Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia

Cervical cancer is caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Among other things, it can also lead to cancer of head and neck and should be taken by boys/men too According to some reports, cervical cancer in India ranks as the second most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age

DCGI had last month granted market authorisation to the Serum Institute of India to manufacture an indigenously-developed vaccine against cervical cancer. Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh will launch the vaccine at IIC Delhi. SII CEO Adar Poonawalla will be present at the event, the officials said