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World J Clin Oncol. Oct 10, 2014; 5(4): 775-780
Published online Oct 10, 2014. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i4.775
Published online Oct 10, 2014. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i4.775
Cervical cancer: Can it be prevented?
Pakhee Aggarwal, Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fortis Healthcare (East) Management Ltd, Aashlok Hospital, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029, India
Author contributions: Aggarwal P was responsible for writing and editing this paper and critically revising it for intellectual content.
Correspondence to: Pakhee Aggarwal, MS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology), MICOG, MRCOG, MIPHA, Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fortis Healthcare (East) Management Ltd, Aashlok Hospital, Safdarjung Enclave, 4187, B-5 and 6, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070, India. pakh_ag@yahoo.com
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Received: December 28, 2013
Revised: May 26, 2014
Accepted: June 27, 2014
Published online: October 10, 2014
Processing time: 215 Days and 19.3 Hours
Revised: May 26, 2014
Accepted: June 27, 2014
Published online: October 10, 2014
Processing time: 215 Days and 19.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: While cervical cancer is not new, approaches to prevent the burden of this deadly disease are constantly being re-invented, be it human papilloma virus (HPV) testing or screening strategies. Novel biomarkers than can predict which HPV positive lesions will progress into cancer are the need of the hour. Along with early diagnosis of pre-invasive lesions, the other preventive aspect includes prophylactic vaccines which have flooded the scene, but their true impact remains to be gauged as the precancerous phase of cervical cancer is longer than the vaccine has
been around. Only time can answer the question: can we truly prevent cervical cancer?