Cervical cancer resources

This page regroups important resources on cervical cancer elimination such as infographics, videos, documents and links.

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UICC works closely with the World Health Organization (WHO), other UN agencies and partners towards the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem in support of the WHO-led Global Strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem, launched on 17th November 2020.

UICC is rallying members and partners in calling for urgent national commitments to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and the elimination of cervical cancer. To that end, this page serves as a comprehensive hub of resources on cervical cancer elimination, including educational tools, social media materials, advocacy resources, opinion from key experts, and external links to reports, strategies and publications. 

Cervical cancer infographics

infographic describing what cervical cancer is
UICC_What is Cervical Cancer_Poster A3.pdf UICC_What is Cervical Cancer_Poster A3 - FRENCH.pdf UICC_What is Cervical Cancer_Poster A3 - SPANISH.pdf

 

Cervical cancer rates per country. Data source: GLOBOCAN 2020 Graph production: IARC (http://gco.iarc.fr/today) World Health Organization. 

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Infographic about cervical cancer elimination
UICC_Cervical Cancer Elimination_Poster A3.pdf UICC_Cervical Cancer Elimination_Poster A3 - FRENCH.pdf UICC_Cervical Cancer Elimination_Poster A3 - SPANISH.pdf

Virologist Harald zur Hausen discovered how cervical cancer is triggered by virus infections.

His work led to the creation of the HPV vaccine which lowers the risk of developing cervical cancer. Source: @NobelPrize Twitter Account 

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Cervical cancer social media materials

What is cervical cancer? illustration
Social media kit - What is cervical cancer.zip

 

Social media kit - Cervical cancer elimination.zip

 

Cervical cancer videos

Latest news and blog articles about cervical cancer

Crossroads of care: Improving Cancer and HIV outcomes through integrated health services

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Prof. Jeff Dunn AO
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Mobilising civil society for the elimination of cervical cancer: the opportunity of the single-dose HPV vaccine

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Understanding the access gap in cancer care

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Matt Sause
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Health financing, a key component of the fight against cervical cancer

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Eric Fleutelot
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Podcast "Let's Talk Cancer": Cervical cancer – achieving equity through innovation

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Expanding care for women’s cancers in low-resource settings

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Cervical cancer reports

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ThinkWell reports

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Cervical cancer Virtual Dialogues

Cervical cancer documents

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Cervical cancer, caused primarily by high-risk infection of the human papillomavirus (HPV) is the fourth most prevalent cancer in women worldwide and claims a life every two minutes.

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UICC works closely with the World Health Organization (WHO), other UN agencies and partners towards the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem.

Last update

Friday 25 August 2023

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