Association of European Cancer Leagues shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Eliminating cervical cancer is no longer a distant dream.
In 2022 alone, nearly 14,000 women in Europe lost their lives to cervical cancer. Thanks to ongoing efforts in HPV vaccination and screening, we are getting closer to a future in which women do not have to die of this disease.
But we aren’t there yet. Participation in national screening programmes varies dramatically across Europe: while countries like Sweden, Czechia, Slovenia, Ireland, and Finland reach over 70%, rates in Romania and Poland remain below 11%. This leaves thousands of girls and women, many from vulnerable groups, at risk.
17 November marks World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day – the first official World Health Day dedicated to eliminating a cancer. Together with cancer societies across Europe, we call on policymakers to expand access to HPV vaccination and HPV-based screening for all.
Learn more about the need for organised cancer screening programmes from the European Code Against Cancer.
Learn more about how we are contributing to this vision through EU-funded projects like CBIG-SCREEN.”
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