Women with HIV face higher age-linked cervical cancer risk; study informs WHO screening norms

Daijiworld Media Network - Geneva Geneva, Mar 4: Women living with HIV face a significantly higher risk of cervical cancer and recurrent human papillomavirus (HPV) infections compared to women without HIV, according to a large systematic review that has …

Kudos, Guyana – we have a chance to eliminate cervical cancer by 2050

Oregon to nix cervical cancer diagnostic testing costs for patients, rest of US may follow suit

Dr. Carrie Frederick can think of many instances over her 14 years in practice in Oregon when patients tried to negotiate their way out of diagnostic testing for cervical cancer because of the expense.  The testing, which typically comes after someone …

A Turning Point for Cervical Cancer: Elimination in Reach

Every year, cervical cancer claims over 350,000 lives around the world, and it is women in low- and middle-income countries and marginalized communities who bear the heaviest burden.1 HPV Awareness Day highlights the progress being made toward eliminating …

Cervical Cancer Screening legislation passes

OREGON – A bill ensuring Oregonians will not have to pay for necessary cervical cancer testing has passed the state legislature. Senate Bill 1527 prohibits insurance companies from imposing deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or other out-of-pocket costs …

Ludhiana: 40k girls to be vaccinated against cervical cancer from March 5

The district administration is set to vaccinate approximately 40,000 eligible girls in the 14–15 age group under a targeted Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme, aimed at preventing cervical cancer. The drive, under which the vaccination would …

Sierra Leone surpasses Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign targets, closes gap on cervical cancer ...

Sierra Leone has scored a major public health milestone by exceeding national targets in a recent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, helping to accelerate progress towards eliminating cervical cancer as a public health threat by 2030. The …

India launches national HPV vaccination drive to combat cervical cancer

In a major push for women’s health, the Government of India has officially launched a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign aimed at eliminating cervical cancer. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the initiative on February 28, …

Declines in Cervical Cancer Incidence in U.S. Varied Substantially by State, Aligning With HPV Vaccination Rates

ATLANTA, February 23, 2026 — A new study by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows cervical cancer incidence rates in women ages 20-31 declined by 27% in the United States between 2016–2021, when the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was …