A STUDY OF SERUM MDA & TAC IN PATIENTS OF CERVICAL CANCER

Abstract

BACKGROUNDCervical cancer (Cx Ca), the third most common cancer among women in the world, was responsible for 275,000 deaths in 2008, 88% of which occurred in developing countries and 159,800 in Asia 1 (Ferlay J et al 2010). An oxidant-antioxidant imbalance and its involvement in the pathophysiology of Cx Ca and its associated complications can be overviewed. Aims & objectives-1. To estimate serum level of total antioxidant capacity and MDA levels in patients with cervical cancer and compare it with healthy subjects. 2. To find correlation between serum total antioxidant capacity and MDA levels in cases of cervical Ca.