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Canadian Experts Urge Expanded HPV Vaccination and Screening to Reverse Rising Cervical Cancer
Advocates highlight that only 64% of eligible Canadian children receive the HPV vaccine and call for expanded publicly funded access up to age 45 to meet elimination goals.
- Cervical cancer is on the rise in Canada and has become the fastest-growing type of cancer, despite being almost completely preventable through screening and vaccination.
- A highly effective HPV vaccine is widely available and has been shown to prevent up to 90% of cancers caused by the virus, but vaccine uptake remains low with only about 64% of eligible children getting the shot on average.
- An advisory committee is calling for measures to ensure 90% of children under 18 are vaccinated by 2025 and to provide catch-up programs for those who missed the vaccine, as part of Canada's goal to eliminate cervical cancer before 2040.
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Doctors, health groups call for action because Canada lags on cervical cancer prevention
Cervical cancer is both the fastest-growing type of cancer in Canada and one that is almost completely preventable — and advocates are gathering in Ottawa on Wednesday to call on the federal government to step up screening, prevention and vaccination.
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Doctors, health groups call for action as Canada lags on cervical cancer prevention
OTTAWA - Cervical cancer is both the fastest-growing type of cancer in Canada and one that is almost completely preventable — and advocates are gathering in Ottawa on Wednesday to
·Toronto, Canada
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