Cancer of the cervix uteri

Worldwide, cervical cancer is now the fourth most common female malignancy in both incidence and mortality, following breast, colorectal, and lung cancers, and results in approximately 527 600 new cases and 265 700 deaths annually [1]. It is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and third most common cause of cancer death among females in low-resource countries. More than 85% of new cases are diagnosed in economically disadvantaged people. Nearly 90% of cervical cancer deaths occur in low-resource regions of the world. The cervix is the lower aspect of the uterus. It is roughly cylindrical in shape, projects through the superior-anterior vaginal wall, and communicates with the vagina through the…