Parents of girls who turned 13 in 2020 and 2021 are encouraged to get their daughters vaccinated against HPV if they missed it due to the disruption of the NIP during those years. — Photos: Filepic
Cervical cancer is one of the few cancers that is almost totally preventable, yet it is still the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer death in women.
There are an estimated 604,000 new cases and 342,000 deaths worldwide due to this malignancy.
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