Science Quiz: On cervical cancer

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According to the WHO, Cervical cancer is the —— most common cancer in women, with around 660000 new cases recorded in 2022. Fill in the blank.  

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HPV, the Human Papilloma Virus that causes cervical cancer, also is known to cause other kinds of cancers. Name a couple. 

Answer : Skin cancer in patients with epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV), head and neck cancers, other anogenital cancers

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Men can also be carriers of the HPV. True or false?

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In 2009, a ‘demonstration pilot project’ on HPV vaccine the immunogenicity testing was launched in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, but the trial was suspended due to the death of a few adolescent school girls after HPV vaccination. Later investigations delinked the virus as the causative factor. Name the agency that was involved?

Answer : Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)

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The vaccines available to treat cervical cancer are therapeutic or preventive?

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Look at the picture. What is the connection of the equipment to cervical cancer?

Answer : They are used to detect cancer and pre cancerous lesions in the cervix, through a method called Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid 

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