The disease that killed British television celebrity Jade Goody, whose tragic exit from the reality show Big Boss affected us all, is one of the most fatal cancers that affect women worldwide. She died of cervical cancer, the cancer of the mouth of the uterus called cervix.
All women aged 15 and above stand the risk of developing this disease. A World Health Organisation study reveals that every year 132,082 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 74,118 die of the disease. The growing risk of cervical cancer in women in India (aged 0-64 years) is 2.4% compared to 1.3% for the world.
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All women aged 15 and above stand the risk of developing this disease. A World Health Organisation study reveals that every year 132,082 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 74,118 die of the disease. The growing risk of cervical cancer in women in India (aged 0-64 years) is 2.4% compared to 1.3% for the world.
via Zee News
