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India may avert 10 million cervical cancer but vaccine cover remains low

The Indian Express·Anuradha Mascarenhas·28 days ago
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Over 1.5 lakh primary health centres across the country screen for three most common forms of cancers in the country, including cervical cancer. (Image generated using AI) High-income countries could eliminate cervical cancer by 2048, but without expanded efforts in vaccination and screening, many women in other regions will still face high risks of cervical cancer according to a new modelling study in The Lancet. The study highlights that reaching the World Health Organization’s (WHO) goals—vaccinating 90% of girls, screening 70% of women, and treating 90% of pre-cancer and cancer cases—is crucial to eliminating cervical cancer globally and saving millions of lives. Achieving these goals could avert 37 million cervical cancer cases over the next century and accelerate progress toward elimination.…

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