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HPV vaccination in Southern Africa: A jab of hope in the fight against cervical cancer
Author(s) -
Michelow Pamela,
Firnhaber Cynthia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cancer cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.29
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1934-6638
pISSN - 1934-662X
DOI - 10.1002/cncy.21738
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , vaccination , human papillomavirus , cancer , hpv vaccines , disease , virology , hpv infection
Cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer‐related deaths in Southern Africa. Human papillomavirus vaccination offers a chance to markedly reduce this burden of disease, although challenges with vaccine delivery need to be overcome.