Guidance for cervical screening and management in Sri Lankan health care system

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the leading gynaecological malignancy in Sri Lanka. Among women, it is the second most common cancer, where the first is breast cancer. There were 1136 new cases reported in 2018. In that year, 643 cervical cancer deaths were reported. This shows most of the cancers have a late-stage presentation and nearly half of them die despite treatment. Similar numbers have been observed in each year and it is ranked as the second leading cause of female cancer deaths in Sri Lanka also1.