cervical cancer and new first indigenous HPV vaccine

Cancer ♋ 

                Cancer is a disease in which some of the body's cells grow uncontrollably and continues spreading.

What cause cancer 

Cancer is caused by changes to DNA.

A change can caused genes involved in normal cell grow to become  onko Genes.  Unlike normal gene, onkogene cannot be turnd off ,  so they cause uncontrolled cell growth .

 Cervical cancer 

Cervical cancer is 2nd largest killer among woman after breast cancer. Its main cause is HPV VIRUS. 

HPV virus 

HPV is common family of virus that are transmitted through sexual contact.

This is not to say that all HPV infections can  lead to cancer in fact over 80% of  woman have an  HPV infection in their lifetime and almost of them can clear it. There are two or four type of HPV that lead to 70-80% of all the cervical cancer --->

HPV 16 AND HPV 18 - cause of 99% survival cancer 

HPV 6 and HPV 11

Available vaccines=

 1.glaxosmithklien's cervarix for HPV16, HPV 18

2.merck's gardasil for HPV6 AND HPV 11

Cost between 2500-3000 /does 

FIRST INDIGENOUS VACCINE 

Due to high cost of available vaccine and rearly availability in India, India need indigenous vaccines which is launched soon by serum institute of India .

Who need to get the vaccine 

The vaccine can only prevent infections so it needs to be given to girl children starting at the age of 11 or 12 years, upto 16 years .

Even after the vaccine can given, if the person has already been exposed to one type of HPV then they will be protected against the other type. 

The vaccine can be taken upto 26 year of age . 

For those who passed the the age of vaccination, regular screening is the best way to protection. 

WHY VACCINE IS TOO IMPORTANT 

 6 lacs women diagnosed with cervical cancer globaly in 2020.

3.4 lacs women died of the diseases worldwide. 

1.2 lacs  cervical cancer case a year in India. 

67000 death a year in India.