The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is marking International Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Awareness Day with a video explaining its latest study on the most effective ways of using HPV testing to prevent cervical cancer. Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by HPV infection. More than 660 000 women developed cervical cancer and nearly 350 000 women died of cervical cancer in 2022.
In the video, Dr Smita Joshi of Prayas, a non-profit organization based in Pune, India, presents the results of the study, which was a randomized controlled trial comparing two strategies of screening for HPV infection in women living with HIV.