Major Health Gap: One in Three Young Women Missed Cervical Cancer Screening

Nearly one in three young women in the U.S. aged 21 to 29 had never been screened for cervical cancer by 2023, according to an analysis of federal health data published in JAMA Network Open. The study, led by researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina, found that the share of never-screened young women … Read more

Kanpur Administers HPV Vaccine to 18,377 Girls

Free HPV vaccination drives for adolescent girls aged 14 to 15 years are expanding in Kanpur to combat cervical cancer risks, according to district officials. District magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh inspected immunization efforts at the Urban Primary Health Centre in Rawatpur, reporting that 18,377 eligible girls have received the shot out of a district target … Read more