Make cervical cancer a disease of the past
Australia could become the first country to eliminate* cervical cancer as a health concern with continued commitment to HPV vaccination, cervical screening and treatment.1
*WHO goal: the agreed elimination threshold is less than four cases per 100,000 women in all countries worldwide within the next century.
Australia could become the first country to eliminate* cervical cancer as a health concern with continued commitment to HPV vaccination, cervical screening and treatment.1
HPV is a common virus, that is spread through sexual contact.2 While, most types of HPV are harmless, some can lead to abnormalities in the cervix or other genital areas.2 Australia has a national HPV vaccination and screening programme for women.
As well as causing genital warts, some types of HPV can lead to cancers of genital areas in men.2 What can you do to protect yourself against the risk of these diseases or that you could transmit HPV?
1. Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer. National Strategy for the elimination of cervical cancer in Australia November 2023. Available at: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/ default/files/2023-11/national-strategy-for-the-elimination-of-cervical-cancer-in-australia 2. ATAGI. Australian Immunisation Handbook, immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au. Accessed March 2024.