There is also evidence linking HPV with cancers of the anus, vulva, vagina, penis, and oropharynx. It also warned that deaths from cervical cancer will increase a further 50 per cent by 2040 and that many women, their families, and communities will be impacted.Īlthough the causes of cancer are unknown, 14 out of the 100 types of HPV strains have been identified to cause at least 99 per cent of cervical cancer cases.Īccording to WHO, HPV types 16 and 18 cause at least 70 per cent of cervical cancers and pre-cancerous cervical lesions. Research by The Lancet also reveals that more than 44 million women globally stand to develop cervical cancer between 20. In 2020 – the latest year for which data is available – the country recorded 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths from cervical cancer.
In Nigeria, cervical cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most frequent cause of cancer deaths among women aged between 15 and 44. “This vaccine doesn’t just prevent a disease it promises a life where our young women can thrive, unburdened by the spectre of this grave health concern.” HPV, Cervical cancerĬervical cancer, a type of cancer that develops in a woman’s cervix, is the fourth most common cancer among women globally
