- A recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia has revealed that
there is a significant regional disparity in the survival rates of cervical cancer patients
across India.
Key Findings Of the Study - About 52% of cervical cancer cases diagnosed between 2012 and 2015 survived.
- Among those that participated in the study, the Ahmedabad urban registry
demonstrated the highest survival rate at 61.5%, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with
58.8% and Kollam at 56.1%. - In contrast, Tripura reported a survival rate of 31.6%.
- The study noted that factors such as access to diagnostic services, effective treatment,
distance from clinical care facilities, travel costs, co-morbidities, and poverty contributed
to survival rates.
