Massachusetts Leads The Pack Eliminating Cervical Cancer

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DUmN4L7F7_c/Well, its not really total elimination or zero cases but reducing the cases to 4 or fewer for every 100,000 women. Preventing all cervical cancer cases is actually a realistic goal since all cases are driven by the Human Papilloma Virus infections and are preventable by the  use of HPV vaccine.                    A new national study led by collaborators at the Medical University of South Carolina, the Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the University of Puerto Rico was recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Cancer Spectrum.The data shows that Massachusetts is nearly at the elimination threshold, with a rate of 4.3 cases per 100,000 women. By contrast, states in the Southeast average nearly 10 cases per 100,000, and those in the Southwest more than 11/100,000. Mississippi has the highest rate in the nation at 14.8 cases per 100,000.Mortality rates from cervical cancer track a similar pattern with higher death rates in the Southeast and Southwest and the lowest rates in the Northeast. The worst news is that many states have seen little to no improvement over the past decade despite overall national improvements.The researchers emphasize that cervical cancer elimination is achievable if we all pay attention to the key elements of prevention: HPV vaccination, routine screening, and timely treatment.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-massachusetts-closest-cervical-cancer-southeastern.html#google_vignettehttps://academic.oup.com/jncics/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jncics/pkag005/8440767?login=false#cervical #cancer #hpv #vaccination