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. 2024 Aug 30:386:e078641.
doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-078641.

How can China achieve WHO's 2030 targets for eliminating cervical cancer?

Fanghui Zhao  1 , Jinghe Lang  2 , Youlin Qiao  3 , Lan Zhu  4
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How can China achieve WHO's 2030 targets for eliminating cervical cancer?

Fanghui Zhao et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Lan Zhu and colleagues assess the challenges of eliminating cervical cancer in China and suggest stepwise approaches tailored to local settings will be required

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and have the following interests to declare: YLQ and FHZ have received grants through their institution from GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Merck and Co, and Xiamen Innovax Biotech Co to undertake clinical trials on the HPV vaccine. Provenance and peer review: Commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

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Key milestones in cervical cancer prevention in China
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