The vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV) is safe and essential to eliminate cervical cancer, according to health authorities on Monday, during World Cancer Day.
Unfounded rumors about human papilloma vaccines continue to delay or unnecessarily prevent the increase in immunization, which is crucial in the prevention of cervical cancer,”
said Elisabete Weiderpass, director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (CIIC). This center depends on the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to IARC data, around 570,000 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed worldwide in 2018. Some 310,000 women die each year from this disease, mainly in low and middle income countries.
It is the fourth most common cancer in women,”
says CIIC. This organization estimates that if prevention does not increase, this disease can cause 460,000 deaths per year by 2040.