Abrar Hussain: A recent research has claimed that nearly 11,000 women in Bangladesh die of uterus cancer annually, while about fifty million females are at risk to be affected by the disease.
The research, conducted by a team of uterus cancer experts, highlighted that the illiterate, underprivileged and sex workers are at the greatest risk of disease.
The seven-member team headed by Professor Dr Sultana Razia Begum of the Gynaecology Department at Square Hospital announced the research results after carrying out a survey on more than 1000 women and sex workers of four districts.
According to the research, the women mostly suffer from uterus cancer for seven reasons including unsafe sex, early marriage, smoking or consuming tobacco and giving birth to more children.
However, they state the disease could be cured if it is diagnosed at proper time.
Other members of the team are – Professor Dr Mozahid Uddin Ahmed of the University Grants Commission (UGC), Dr Nasima Shahin, Dr Shamsunnar, Dr Sonia Parveen and Assistant Professors of the Medicine Department of the Veterinary Faculty under Bangladesh Agricultural University Dr AKM Anisur Rahman and Dr Towhidul Islam, reports the Financial Times.
The research on Bangladesh’s Uterus Cancer was displayed in the form of poster in the 6th Biannual Conference on “Genital Infection and Neoplasia” held in Beijing of China under the auspices of Asia-Oceania Research Organization.
The poster of Bangladeshi researchers secured the first position among 35 posters of 25 participating teams of the Asia-Pacific region.