Protecting against cervical cancer
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="immunization">immunization</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="underway">underway</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> 180,000 <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cervical">cervical</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="GAVI">GAVI</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cancer">Cancer</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> (2/4).</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="cervical">cervical</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="papillomavirus">papillomavirus</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="HPV">HPV</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="transmitted">transmitted</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>.</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Seth">Seth</span> <span word="Berkley">Berkley</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="toll">toll</span>.</p><p>“<span word="A">A</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="dies">dies</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cervical">cervical</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="childbirth">childbirth</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> 275,000 <span word="women">women</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> – 85 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2030 430,000 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="GAVI">GAVI</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="dispelled">dispelled</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="myths">myths</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>.</p><p>“<span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cancers">cancers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="communicable">communicable</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="misnomer">misnomer</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="abnormalities">abnormalities</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cancers">cancers</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="world">world</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="HPV">HPV</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="and">and</span> 13. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>.</p>
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