This century might witness elimination of cervical cancer, suggest studies

January 31, 2020 10:02

Two recently published studies have predicted that cervical cancer could cease to be a public health risk within the span of this century, provided that women receive meticulous HPV vaccination, screening, and treatment.

The researchers are even more optimistic about North America, stating that the disease could be almost completely eliminated by 2040.This is the conclusion of two studies published in The Lancet by an international consortium of researchers co-directed by Professor Marc Brisson from Universite Laval's Faculty of Medicine and the CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval Research Centre.

The study used the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and cervical screening targets defined in the WHO draft strategy of cervical cancer elimination. -- ANI

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