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The largest review to date finds vaping is likely linked to lung and oral cancer. Once marketed as a safer alternative, e-cigarettes may carry serious long-term risks now coming into clearer focus.

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High-income countries are on track to eliminate cervical cancer. Many low-income countries are not. The gap isn’t scientific—it’s structural.

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Cervical cancer is preventable—and even eliminable.

Without equitable access to HPV vaccines, screening, and treatment, millions of women remain at risk.

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