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Over 80,000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer and almost 36,000 died from this disease in the Region of the Americas, in 2008.
If current trends continue, the number of deaths in the Americas is projected to almost double by 2030.
Cervical cancer mortality rates are 7 times higher in Latin America and the Caribbean than in North America, highlighting inequities in health.
Screening women for cervical pre-cancer, followed by treatment, is a cost-effective intervention to prevent cervical cancer.
Approximately 70% of cancer cases could be avoided through HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccination of adolescent girls.

:: Highlight

Cervical and Female Breast Cancer Mortality
in the Americas, 2009

:: Cervical Cancer News

Innovative Strategies for Cervical and Breast Cancer Control: a regional meeting to share experiences and lessons learned

Innovative Strategies for Cervical and Breast Cancer Control: a regional meeting to share experiences and lessons learned National health authorities and key opinion leaders from nine countries in Latin America [Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru] gathered together to discuss their experiences and needs to scale up access to cervical cancer and breast cancer prevention and early detection strategies, using new technologies and approaches.