Cervical cancer burden in EU-27
Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix–the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. The major risk factor for cervical cancer is the infection with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), particularly from high-risk virus types, such as 16 and 18. The current vaccines are highly effective in preventing infections with HPV types 16 and 18. Effective screening methods exist to detect precancerous lesions of the cervix.
It is estimated that, in EU-27 countries in 2020, cervical cancer accounted for 2.5% of all new cancer cases (excluding non-melanomxa skin cancers) diagnosed in women and for 2.4% of all deaths of women due to cancer. Cervical cancer ranks 11th among the most frequently occurring cancers in women and 12th among the most frequent causes of cancer death in them
BETTIO Manola;
DIMITROVA Nadya;
FLORENSA MOLIST Manuel;
RANDI Giorgia;
GIUSTI Francesco;
MARTOS JIMENEZ Maria Del Carmen;
DYBA Tadeusz Artur;
NEAMTIU Luciana;
NEGRAO DE CARVALHO Raquel;
FLEGO Manuela;
NICHOLSON Nicholas;
LOURO CALDEIRA Sandra;
NICHOLL Ciaran;
2022-01-03
European Commission
JRC127180
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC127180,
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