title: Risk factors for cancer of cervix, status of screening and methods for its detection.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cervical cancer is a major health problem of Indian women. It is the second most cancer after breast cancer. In India, every year many women suffer from this cancer because they are illiterate and ignored about cervix cancer severity. As India is a socio-economically backward country of the world, most of the women visiting doctor are from rural areas, they have poor hygienic conditions and many more cervical cancer risk factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  So this review is an attempt to discuss about all of the major risk factors for cervical cancer, screening factors and detection methods for cervical cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It aims to keep women of India keeping aside in rural areas informed about cervical cancer severity and its method of detection.
authors.affiliation: Ravenshaw University, Nuashahi, Gosala Road, Naya Bazar, Cuttack, 753004, India, mohantygangotree@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gangotree
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology