Monday, March 9, 2009

Fear of cervical devil mounts

jade Good's struggle against cervical Cancer has intensified public fear and has made the need felt to increase its awareness. UK based reality show star jade goody 27 had to leave the popular Hindi reality show big boss when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer and now reports say that she will live only for few more weeks. health care professionals say that cervical cancer is one of the most common forms of the disease, yet most women are unaware of it. actress revathy, prachi Desi and konkona sen sharma have all spoken about the need to spread awareness of this silent killer. according to WHO figures, 365 million women in India are at risk of cervical cancer and 74000 deaths are reported in the country each year. current estimates indicate that every year 1,32,082 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 74,118 die from the disease. if cervical cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, it can be cured but not having tested in time can have fatal repercussions . says guna ravikumar a house wife parents have to take a sensible approach. awareness like in the case of AIDS is necessary to educate Indian women.....

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