Cervical cancer prevention in China: a key to cancer control

[...]for China, the goal of cervical cancer elimination seems tantalisingly within sight yet beyond reach. [...]the available HPV vaccine is not yet affordable, accessible, or acceptable by the majority of the female population in China, especially those in rural areas. Policy orientation holds grea...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2019-03, Vol.393 (10175), p.969-970
Hauptverfasser: Zhao, Fanghui, Qiao, Youlin
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:[...]for China, the goal of cervical cancer elimination seems tantalisingly within sight yet beyond reach. [...]the available HPV vaccine is not yet affordable, accessible, or acceptable by the majority of the female population in China, especially those in rural areas. Policy orientation holds great potential to influence decisions about health services across many sectors. [...]of great importance is that the Chinese Government should exert its leadership role and integrate various social resources by encouraging closer ties between key stakeholders, including those in industry, the health-care sector, and academia.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32849-6