Cervical Health Awareness

Abstract

Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women – and is the biggest killer of women in their childbearing age. There is enough evidence that most cervical cancers are caused by oncogenic human papillomaviruses (HPV). Currently, some vaccines can prevent the infection and development of cervical cancer but need to be given to all children between the ages of 9 and 14 years. Australia being one of the earliest countries to introduce HPV vaccine routinely for their population, is on the verge of declaring the whole continent HPV free within the next decade.