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News India Live, Digital Desk: Healthcare Access: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women in India, but despite this, screening rates are severely reduced. Despite awareness programs and progress in the field of medical fields, women with a large population hesitate to conduct regular screenings. Many factors are responsible for this reluctance and delay, which obstructs early diagnosis and effective treatment of the disease. One of the main reasons for this is social and cultural taboos. In many parts of India, it is still considered taboo to talk about genital health and sexual relations. This makes it difficult for women to talk to doctors on these subjects openly, which makes them shy away from investigation. Many women are unable to talk about their symptoms or needs due to hesitation, fear and hesitation during the meeting with the doctor. The second major reason lacks information. Many women do not know why cervical screening (eg pap test or HPV DNA test) is important, or how the disease spreads and how it is detected. Women do not go to the doctor on time due to less knowledge about the symptoms of cancer. They often have trouble identifying early warnings. Lack of access to medical facilities is also an important factor, especially in rural and remote areas. Especially due to lack of health centers of women and traffic problems, they have obstacles in obtaining health services. Trained medical professionals, such as female doctors, also makes many women feel uncomfortable, which keeps them away from investigation. Educational obstacles are also a challenge. Although investigations in government hospitals may be available at free or low cost, it may be difficult for women to take travel expenses, leave or bear family expenses. Lack of priority is also a major reason. Women in Indian families often give priority to their health after the needs of the rest of the family members, causing their own health checks to be delayed. Many measures are necessary to deal with this serious condition. It is necessary to increase awareness programs in schools and communities, make health workers sensitive about the health of women, and to increase access to free or low -cost screening facilities. Along with this, it is also important to provide information in local languages and create a safe and confidential environment for women, so that they can conduct their investigation without any hesitation. Only by removing all these obstacles, we can improve the initial identity and prevention of cervical cancer.