Kathmandu Metropolis: 90 Women Test Positive for HPV DNA in Cancer Screening

Kathmandu. In Kathmandu Metropolis, out of 2,779 women tested for breast and cervical cancer, 90 showed a positive HPV DNA report.

In collaboration with Bir Hospital, Kathmandu Metropolitan City conducted free breast and cervical cancer screening for women from Chaitra 16, 2082 to Baishakh 21, 2083. The laboratory report showed 12 individuals positive for HPV 16, 13 for HPV 18, and 65 for HPV other than 16 and 18.