Could cervical cancer be eliminated in the USA within 2 decades?

Written by Ilana Landau, Editor

The results of a novel modeling study suggest that increasing coverage of cervical cancer screening to 90% in the USA could prevent over 1,000 new cervical cancer cases each year and help eliminate the disease within 2 decades. The results of a novel modeling study by researchers from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health (MA, USA) suggest that increasing coverage of cervical cancer screening to 90% in the USA will be more effective at accelerating national elimination of cervical cancer within 2 decades, compared with current cervical screening levels or increased HPV vaccination coverage. Cervical cancer is...

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