Detection of Chlamydia Trachomatis and Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Infections among Clinically Suspected Women with Cervical Cancer or Precancerous Lesions

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide and the most common cancer cause of death in developing countries. India represents 26.4 percent of all women dying of cervical cancer globally. HPV infection alone cannot cause cervical cancer; some risk factors play an important role as cofactors for the development of cervical cancer which is evidenced by the fact that only 1