A Study of role of colposcopy in detecting cervical cancerous lesions

Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide, 
and it is responsible for 275,000 deaths each year Aims and Objective: To Study role of 
colposcopy in detecting cervical cancerous lesions. Medical College and Hospital and Late 
Dr.Venkatrao Dawale Medical Foundation’s cancer Hospital and Research Centre, 
Ambajogai. 250 women attending the gynaecology OPD were studied, during the academic 
period June 2005 to December 2007. Patients undergone Papanicolu smear, Colposcopic 
examination cervix by 13 X -21X magnification. The statistical analysis was done by Chi 
square calculated by SPSS 19 version.