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HPV vaccines have transformed cervical cancer prevention, but the next generation of vaccines must better reflect regional disease patterns, including the HPV35 genotype, which is prevalent in Africa.

🎗️ Cervical cancer kills hundreds of thousands of women every year
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By 2050, annual cancer cases could rise 66.7% to 35 million, according to @WHO. But fewer than one in three countries currently include cancer care in universal health coverage. How can this gap be closed?

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ALERT: By 2050, there will be 35 million new cancer cases annually, a 66.7% increase from 2024, according to the World Health Organization.

🎗️ Cancer kills 26,000 people every day.

🎗️ It is the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease.

🎗️ Fewer than one in