Monday 5 December 2016

Cervical Cancer can be Cured with HPV Vaccination

Cervical cancer has become the second most common cancer leading to deaths of women. According to the National Centre for Disease Informatics Research, and National Cancer Registry Program reports, incidence of cervical cancer is highest in Bathinda at 17.5, followed by Mansa 17.3. The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer every year worldwide is expected to almost double from 1.7 million in 2015 to 3.2 million, and cervical cancer is predicted to rise by at least 25% to over seven lakh by  2030, mostly in low and middle income countries (LMICs), according to the cancer registries.
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JE vaccination drive in 4 districts of Odisha from December

The Odisha state government has planned to start mass vaccination in Japanese Encephalitis (JE) affected districts of Malkangiri, Jaipur, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj from first week of December. 
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