Silvia de Sanjosé

Silvia de Sanjosé

Silvia de Sanjosé
Position

Researcher at ISGlobal and consultant for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Topics

High-income countries could eliminate cervical cancer by 2048

Given current vaccination and cervical cancer screening campaigns, high-income countries could eliminate this disease by around 2048, according to a study published in The Lancet. However, the incidence of this cancer in low- and middle-income countries would decline by only 23% over this period if current trends continue, the article states. Elimination is defined as an incidence of fewer than four cases per 100,000 women.

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