United Nations Population Fund Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Istanbul eeca.unfpa.org email: eecaro@unfpa.org Delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled •...
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United Nations Population Fund Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Istanbul eeca.unfpa.org email: eecaro@unfpa.org Delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled • Cervical cancer takes a high emotional, social, and financial toll on women, their families, and national health systems. • The cancer primarily affects younger women at the peak of their career and caregiving responsibilities. • Nearly every case of cervical cancer can be prevented. • Effective cervical cancer prevention requires well-organised screening programmes combined with vaccination of adolescent girls for human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted virus that can cause the cancer. • Organised screening programmes must systematically recruit women to be tested, monitor attendance or follow-up, and ensure all component services are of high quality. This ensures the widest possible coverage, and delivers the most cos
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