cervical cancer

September 22, 2024 7:19 AM

Quad Cancer Moonshot: PM Modi announces USD 7.5 million grant and 40 million vaccine doses to combat cervical cancer

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a $7.5 million support package for sampling kits, detection kits and vaccines to assist nations in combating cervical cancer. This announcement was made during the Quad Cancer Moonshot event, hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden, on the sidelines of the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Wilmington, Delaware. "India is ready to share its experience and expertise. Today, many experts from India working in cancer care have joined us at this event. Our visio...

Study reveals how HPV-based screening can help eliminate cervical cancer

Using human papillomavirus (HPV)-based screening could eliminate cervical cancer in British Columbia by 2040, based on a modelling study. The findings of the study were published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). Nine high-risk HPV strains are the cause of more than 90 per cent of instances of cervical cancer worldwide. Targets to eradicate cervical cancer by 2040--defined as an annual rate of less than 4 per 100,000 women--have been set by the World Health Organization and t...