The Guardian examines how Africa is handling cervical cancer, which is the second most common cancer among women on the continent.

“In many parts of Africa, there is a ‘stigmatisation that cancer is not a word but rather a death sentence,’ says David Kerr, president of the European Society of Medical Oncology. The continent needs a strategy, he says, for vaccination, screening, treatment and awareness, all of which will need time to take effect. ‘If we started vaccinating all girls in Africa today [against human papillomavirus], we would have an impact in 20 to 25 years'” (Miranda, 6/20).

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