EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VISUAL INSPECTION WITH ACETIC ACID (VIA) IN CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING

Authors

  • Patil Ramesh Anandrao Associate Professor & In charge of Cancer detection center. Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College, Sangli.
  • Deshmukh Meena Suresh Associate Professor & In charge of Cancer detection center. Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College, Sangli.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17183905

Keywords:

Cancer, Cervix, Pap smear, Screening, VIA

Abstract

In developing countries cancer cervix is the leading cause of cancer death in females. Effective screening contributes to decrease mortality. Lack of resources is main factor for failure of effective screening for cervical cancer. VIA, visual inspection of cervix with acetic acid application is low cost approach for cervical cancer screening in low income countries

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Published

2025-09-23

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Articles