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Defeating Cervical Cancer: Improving Access to Testing to Save Lives
Cervical cancer is a preventable tragedy, and South Africa has the tools and knowledge to turn the tide
Although cervical cancer is now a vaccine-preventable disease, 1 woman dies every 2 minutes globally of cervical cancer. Women in low- and middle-income countries are disproportionately affected. In South Africa (SA), over 10,700 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed each year, with over 5,800 deaths. Cervical cancer is a…