RUKSIN, Aug 10: A Free Cervical Cancer Screening Camp was conducted at First Referral Unit (FRU), CHC Ruksin in East Siang District today. The screening was part of a Government of India- ICMR  task force project titled “A study on persistence of high risk HPV infection and its association with specific epigenetic markers and HLA Class-II gene polymorphism among adult females from Northeast India” under Dr Basumoti Apum, Senior Microbiologist at Bakin Pertin General Hospital, Pasighat. 
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) being the cause of Cervical Cancer among adult females and prevalence of high risk strain (HPV 16) of the virus being high among patients in East Siang district (15% according to the study under Dr B. Apum), and additionally cancer cervix being the commonest cancer among females in Arunachal Pradesh (according to ICMR/NCDIR data), this screening camp was an important public health initiative. 
Dr Komling Perme, DMO East Siang District, Dr Talung Tali, JtDHS BPGH Pasighat, along with Dr Kadum Jonnon, I/C FRU Ruksin among others were present during the inauguration of the camp. Dr James Modi, Gynecologist FRU Ruksin led the team in screening for cervical cancers. Pap smears, urine and blood samples were collected to screen for high risk HPV infection and further to do the HLA typing. Altogether, 40 adult females were screened for cervical cancer during the camp and necessary follow up of these patients will be done as and when the test results are completed.
The Population Based Cancer Registry (PBCR under ICMR/NCDIR, Bengaluru), based at BPGH Pasighat, under Dr Kaling Jerang as Principal Investigator, participated in the camp.The data from PBCR, Pasighat which documents the cancer burden and studies the trends of cancer in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh, show East Siang District among the districts having the highest incidence rates of cervical cancers in the country.

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