Role of High Risk HPV DNA Test in Follow-up of Treated CIN in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, the incidence of cervical cancer is about 17,686 and around 10,364 women die from cervical cancer each year (Ferlay et al., 2008). Hospital based data revealed that cervical cancer constitutes 22-29% of the female cancer in Bangladesh (Akhter et al., 1998). Therefore screening and education intereventions are necessary (Nessa et al., 2013a; 2013b). Cervical cancer is a slowly progressing tumour and its natural history is reasonably well understood. Diagnosis and treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) through population-based screening programs has lead to 50-80% reduction in deaths from cervical cancer in various developed countries (IARC, 2004). Bangladesh has a comprehensive health infrastructure which offers the feasibility of introducing screening programmes. The government of Bangladesh is developing a nationwide cervical cancer screening programme through a less