India, Oct. 2 -- For decades, the diagnosis of gynaecological cancer, which affects women's reproductive organs, came with a difficult reality. Women often reach a health care professional only when the disease has reached advanced stages. The delay in recognising symptoms, limited awareness, cancer-related stigma and barriers to accessing health care come in the way of timely and appropriate treatment, impacting the chances of survival and quality of life.

Gynaecological cancers are a group of cancers which are emerging as a significant public health concern. GLOBOCAN 2024 estimates indicate a significant burden of gynaecological cancers, with 79,360 new cases of cervical cancer, 45,566 cases of ovarian cancer, and 28,308 cases of corpu...