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. 2021 Oct;155 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):102-106.
doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13879.

Worldwide initiatives to eliminate cervical cancer

Sarikapan Wilailak  1 , Malika Kengsakul  2 , Sean Kehoe  3   4
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Worldwide initiatives to eliminate cervical cancer

Sarikapan Wilailak et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

In 2020, more than 600 000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer and 342 000 women died worldwide. Without comprehensive control, rates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality are expected to worsen. In 2020, the World Health Organization adopted the global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer to the threshold of four cases per 100 000 women within the 21st century, using a triple pillar intervention strategy comprising 90% of girls fully vaccinated by the age of 15 years, 70% of women screened by the age of 35 years and again by 45 years, and 90% of women with precancer treated and 90% of women with invasive cancer managed. In countries with high cervical cancer incidence, a tremendous effort will be needed to overcome the challenges. This article discusses the efforts in place to accelerate achievement of this ambitious goal.

Keywords: FIGO Cancer Report; cervical cancer; elimination initiatives; prevention; screening; treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest.

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