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India continues to face a significant burden of HPV-related diseases: Experts

Bhubaneswar, June 18 (UNI) India continues to face a significant burden of HPV-related diseases, particularly cervical cancer, which remains the second most common cancer among women in the country, experts said.
According to the ICO/IARC Information Centre on HPV and Cancer (2023), India reports over 1.23 lakh new cervical cancer cases and more than 77,000 related deaths annually. In addition, up to 90 percent of anal cancers and 63 percent of penile cancers are associated with HPV.
To address HPV-associated cancers, medical experts on Wednesday participated in the “Conquer HPV & Cancer Conclave 2025,” launched in Bhubaneswar as part of a nationwide public health initiative led by the Serum Institute of India (SII).
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