Measures taken against Rising Cervical Cancer

• Cervical cancer is the 2nd most common cancer among Indian women; India accounts for a major share of global burden, estimated 127,526 new cases (2023) and 79,906 deaths.
• Government response combines HPV vaccination of adolescent girls and population-based screening under NP-NCD at Ayushman Aarogya Mandirs.
• UPSC relevance: GS-II (health governance), GS-III (S&T, indigenous vaccine), and current affairs of major NHM/NCD push.