, May 25 -- a major cause of cervical cancer - has been foundin an average of 4.27% of women in Bangladesh in a study over the past five years.

This was revealed at at a national event held at the Shaheed Abu Sayeed Convention Center of BMU on Sunday when key findings from a nationwide cervical and breast cancer screening programme incorporating electronic data tracking were unveiled . The event also included an awards ceremony and dissemination of screening outcomes.

Professor Dr. Ashrafunnesa, director of the population-based cervical and breast cancer screening project, presented the research findings.

She reported that Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-a major cause of cervical cancer-was detected in an average of 4.27% of women screened ...