New figures show that 380,000 women who should have been screened for cervical cancer by testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) in 2025 have not yet done so. At the same time, thousands of women with confirmed aggressive types of HPV have not received any follow-up.
SwedenSweden may be on its way to eradicate cervical cancer. A project with free HPV vaccines is in the final stretch – and the statistics look promising. We are very close to the goal, says Joakim Dillner at the Karolinska Institute.
SwedenThe goal is to eradicate cervical cancer by 2027. It is possible to achieve – if 70 per cent of women born 1994–1999 are vaccinated. Now the time for free vaccination is extended until the end of June in the regions that have not yet reached the goal.
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