PMID- 36992989
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230331
IS  - 2249-4863 (Print)
IS  - 2278-7135 (Electronic)
IS  - 2249-4863 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 11
DP  - 2022 Nov
TI  - Status of cancer screening in India: An alarm signal from the National Family 
      Health Survey (NFHS-5).
PG  - 7303-7307
LID - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1140_22 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Cancer is often detected much later to its onset, resulting in poor 
      prognosis. This makes cancer the second most common cause of death globally. 
      Looking for cancers much before any symptoms occur is termed "cancer screening" 
      and is a powerful strategy for prevention, early diagnosis, and better management 
      of several cancers. This paper examines the status of cancer screening in India 
      from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 report for the period of 
      2019-2021. METHODS: Secondary data on participation in screening for cervical, 
      breast, and oral cancer were extracted from the NFHS-5 report. Participation 
      status for all the above cancer types is represented as percentages and compared 
      across 28 states and eight union territories in India. RESULTS: The percentages 
      of women who have ever undergone cervical, breast, and oral cavity screening were 
      1.9%, 0.9%, and 0.9%, respectively. About 1.2% of men participated in oral cavity 
      screening. The highest percentage of cervical and breast cancer screening 
      participation was reported in Tamil Nadu (9.8% and 5.6%, respectively), followed 
      by Puducherry (7.4% and 4.2%) and Mizoram (6.9% and 2.7%). Andaman and Nicobar 
      Islands reported the highest oral cancer screening among women (10.1%) while 
      Andhra Pradesh (6.3%) reported the highest participation among men. CONCLUSION: 
      Cancer screening participation in India is extremely inadequate and calls for the 
      immediate attention of national and state governments. Additional efforts are 
      warranted to improve public awareness of cancer screening, and appropriate 
      measures should be implemented to conduct well-organized screening programs 
      across the country to ensure maximum participation.
CI  - Copyright: (c) 2022 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
FAU - Gopika, M G
AU  - Gopika MG
AD  - Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute 
      for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
AD  - School of Public Health, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil 
      Nadu, India.
FAU - Prabhu, Priya R
AU  - Prabhu PR
AD  - Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, 
      Washington, United States.
FAU - Thulaseedharan, Jissa V
AU  - Thulaseedharan JV
AD  - Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute 
      for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20221216
PL  - India
TA  - J Family Med Prim Care
JT  - Journal of family medicine and primary care
JID - 101610082
PMC - PMC10041275
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Cancer screening
OT  - India
OT  - National Family Health Survey
OT  - prevention and control
COIS- There are no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2023/03/31 06:00
MHDA- 2023/03/31 06:01
PMCR- 2022/11/01
CRDT- 2023/03/30 02:49
PHST- 2022/05/27 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/08/02 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/08/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/03/31 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2023/03/30 02:49 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/03/31 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - JFMPC-11-7303 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1140_22 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 Nov;11(11):7303-7307. doi: 
      10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1140_22. Epub 2022 Dec 16.