Margaret Stanley

Medical expert warns thousands could die from HPV programming interrupted by Covid-19

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Thursday, March 4, 2021

One woman dies from cervical cancer every 2 minutes but HPV is a virus that can be beaten, if services are rolled out and taken up.

Key Points:

One woman dies from cervical cancer every 2 minutes but HPV is a virus that can be beaten, if services are rolled out and taken up.
In higher income countries, cervical screenings have reduced from 70% to 30-40% and 32% of women are unlikely to attend appointments due to Covid-19 fears.
IPVS calls for everyone to 'Ask About HPV' speak to local politicians, healthcare practitioners and seek information at www.askabouthpv.org .
Professor Margaret Stanley, President of IPVS, says "It's unfathomable that there is such inequality in the roll-out of crucial, inexpensive medical care.

Retrieved on:

Thursday, March 4, 2021

One woman dies from cervical cancer every 2 minutes but HPV is a virus that can be beaten, if services are rolled out and taken up.

Key Points:

One woman dies from cervical cancer every 2 minutes but HPV is a virus that can be beaten, if services are rolled out and taken up.
In higher income countries, cervical screenings have reduced from 70% to 30-40% and 32% of women are unlikely to attend appointments due to Covid-19 fears.
IPVS calls for everyone to 'Ask About HPV' speak to local politicians, healthcare practitioners and seek information at www.askabouthpv.org .
Professor Margaret Stanley, President of IPVS, says "It's unfathomable that there is such inequality in the roll-out of crucial, inexpensive medical care.