Vietnam advances three-pillar strategy to prevent cervical cancer

Vietnam advances three-pillar strategy to prevent cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide, with a woman dying from it every two minutes. In 2022, nearly 350,000 women lost their lives to this preventable disease, most in low- and middle-income countries where access to HPV vaccines, routine screening and early treatment remains limited. HPV (Human Papillomavirus) is an extremely common virus worldwide and can infect people of all genders. While most infections clear …