28/11/2025
Cervical cancer is a preventable disease primarily caused by persistent infection with high-risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in women globally. In this comprehensive statement, FIGO calls for urgent, coordinated action to scale up HPV vaccination, reaffirming its safety and effectiveness as a public health strategy to eliminate cancer.
Read more: https://www.figo.org/news/eliminating-cervical-cancer-through-hpv-vaccination