New Delhi, Nov 17
One woman worldwide dies every two minutes due to cervical cancer -- a treatable and preventable disease -- said the UN on Monday on the first official World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day.
The day -- November 17 -- was designated by the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly (WHA78.8) to raise awareness of the disease, and to expand access to HPV vaccination, high-performance screening, and treatment services.
“Every two minutes, a woman dies from cervical cancer. Access to screening, vaccination, and treatment is key to ending this preventable disease,” the UN shared in a post on the social media platform X.
“Cervical cancer can be prevented. In addition to vaccination, regular screening of women and treatment of pre-cancerous lesions protect from cancer,” added the World Health Organization (WHO).