Cervical Cancer: Not Just HPV, Here’s How Lifestyle, Immunity and Inequity Play a Role Cervical Cancer: Not Just HPV, Here’s How Lifestyle, Immunity and Inequity Play a Role

Not Just HPV, Here’s How Lifestyle, Immunity and Inequity Play a Role

When caught early through routine screening, cervical cancer is curable. While nearly all cervical cancer cases are linked to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection, experts emphasise that the disease is influenced by a range of intersecting lifestyle, sexual, and biological factors. New insights highlight why prevention must go beyond just vaccination—and why India, in particular, needs…

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The connection between lifestyle choices and cervical cancer

The connection between lifestyle choices and cervical cancer

Cervical cancer, a slow-growing cancer affecting the cervix—the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina—is a significant health concern for women in India. Caused primarily by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection, cervical cancer often develops over years following precancerous changes in cervical cells. India, home to over 511…

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Tanya Srivastava

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: Expert Shares Lifestyle Habits to Improve Cervical Health and Boost Fertility

January is celebrated as the Cervical Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to information dissemination regarding cervical health and the preventive measures against cervical cancer and other reproductive health issues. For the unversed, a healthy cervix is important both for overall well-being and for fertility and lifestyle plays an important role in determining the cervical…

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Cervical cancer: Lifestyle habits that increase the risk and how to prevent them

Cervical cancer: Lifestyle habits that increase the risk and how to prevent them

The first step towards prevention of any disease is gaining a deeper understanding of the causes behind it, and lifestyle is a major contributing factor behind numerous ailments. While genetics and environmental factors play very important roles, one cannot ignore how lifestyle choices such as diet, exercise, smoking and consumption of alcohol can significantly impact…

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