Ramaiah Vinay Kumar

Potential opportunities to reduce cervical cancer by addressing risk factors other than HPV

Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in developing world and 80% of global burden is reported from these nations. Human papillomavirus along with poverty, illiteracy/lower education level and standards, multi-parity, tobacco, malnutrition and poor genital hygiene may act synergistically to cause cervical cancer. Risk factor of cervical cancer may in itself be the reason for non-viability of cervical cancer vaccine program in this part of the world. Interventions to address these risk factors in addition to vaccination of girls before their sexual debut may hold promises of reducing the morbidity and mortality of female genital cancers.

A peek into epidemiology, screening, management of breast cancer in developing countries: Experience from two regional cancer centers in India

With more than half of global burden, breast cancer is the commonest cancer among women in developing countries. Rigorously tested, well-established and standard-of-care epidemiological data, screening guidelines and management protocol of breast cancer are mostly published from affluent developed countries based on high-quality studies. Contrasting socio-economic-cultural factors of developing countries may necessitate evaluation of breast cancer management strategies in under-developed regions. One-time retrospective analysis of case-record of patients or interview of patients for demographic, clinical profile, risk factors