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Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer worldwide and in the USA, with its incidence varying depending on geographic and socioeconomic factors.1–3 According to data from the Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence (GLOBACAN) database, an estimated 2.48 million new cases of lung cancer were reported in 2022.4,5 Although lung cancer rates in the […]

Zsuzsanna Jakab, European Cancer Summit 2021: Eliminating HPV Cancers: From Flagship Policy to Flagship Practice

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Published Online: Nov 18th 2021

We were delighted to catch up with Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab (Deputy Director-General, World Health Organization) to discuss the HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening programmes across Europe and the greatest challenges to implementing these.

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1. How widespread and effective are national HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening programmes across Europe? (00:17-01:06)
2. What are the major barriers to progress in implementing these programmes? (01:06-01:47)
3. What were the key recommendations of the recent report
‘Viral Protection: Achieving the Possible. A Four Step Plan for Eliminating HPV Cancers in Europe?’ 01:47-03:41)

Speaker Disclosure: Zsuzsanna Jakab has no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this video.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Sophie Nickelson.

Filmed in coverage of the European Cancer Summit 2021

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