Rare Today, Common Tomorrow: Strengthening Cervical Cancer Prevention in Low-Incidence Countries is Urgently Needed
Wiebren A. Tjalma · 2025
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Description
Wiebren Tjalma wrote a 2025 letter that warns about cervical cancer in countries where the disease is now rare. Ten countries have rates below the World Health Organization goal, yet their screening and vaccine rates are low. Many women in these countries are found with cancer only at a late stage, when care is less likely to work.
The letter sets out the world plan, which aims for high rates of vaccine use, screening, and care by set ages. It notes that deaths from this cancer are set to rise sharply by 2040 in some of the low-rate countries. Tjalma argues that low rates today are no reason to relax. He calls for stronger screening and vaccine work now, while case counts are still low and the task is still small.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Wiebren A. Tjalma |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |