Sweekrati Solanki

Abstract

Introduction: One of the leading cause of death in the entire world is cancer. More than 10 millions of people die from cancer every year but with early identification and leading toprompt treatment could relieve people from suffering and death. There are several types of cancer among which 30% are preventable. Mostly women suffer from breast cancer andcervical cancer which are preventable with early diagnosis. This research was conducted to identify the opportunities and barriers in using current screening services for the earlydetection of cervical and breast cancer among rural women in tertiary care centre in Sitapur, U.P. Materials and Methods: The systemic study was planned to perform at the Hind institute of medical sciences Sitapur. At the centre the research was performed through systemicsampling procedure and with the help of academic research and industry professionals. A statistical analysis was conducted to determine the comparison of factors associated with awareness of breast and cervical cancer among study population. Observation and Discussion: We observed and concluded that breast cancer is more common than cervical cancer in India. The knowledge about cervical cancer is relatively low among women which is revealed in this research. Conclusion: This study is concluded by stating that the women in this study population have less knowledge about cervical cancer than breast cancer due to lack of education.Therefore, promoting awareness among people about cervical and breast cancer would lead to early identification and diagnosis which would help women with less suffering and cost effective treatment.   Keywords: Cervical cancer, Breast Cancer, Identification, Diagnosis.

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