Introduction: Cervical Cancer is one of the most common cancer among women worldwide. In India, it is one of the leading cause of mortality among women accounting for 18.3% of all cancer in women. As per Indian Council of Medical Research’s cancer registry data report of 2020, Punjab recorded 36,888 cases of cancer in 2018, which rose to 37,744 in 2019 and 38,636 in 2020. Cervical cancer, or cancer of the cervix, begins on the surface of your cervix. It happens when the cells on your cervix begin to change to precancerous cells. Not all precancerous cells will turn to cancer, but finding these problematic cells and treating them before they can change is critical to preventing cervical cancer.Material and method:A quantitative descriptive research approach and design was used to assess the awareness and prevention regarding cervical cancer among women. A total sample of 150 women was taken through non probability purposive sampling technique. Self structured questionnaire was used for collection of data. Data collected is analyzed with descriptive statistics. Result: Findings of the study revealed that out of 150 women 8.7% of women had excellent level of knowledge, 80% had good level of knowledge and 11.3% had average level of knowledge.Conclusion: Study concluded that women have good level of knowledge.
Assess, awareness, prevention, cervical cancer, women
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