Accelerating Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control in China to Achieve Cervical Cancer Elimination Strategy Objectives

Cervical cancer is one of many types of cancers that severely threaten women's health. Each year, 604,000 new cases of cervical cancer appear with 342,000 related deaths globally. China represents about 18% of global incidences and 17% of global deaths (1). The China Cancer Registry's annual report determined that, in 2020, world-standardized incidence rate of cervical cancer was 11.35 per 100,000 women -accompanied by a mortality rate of 3.42 per 100,000 women in China; further, both have demonstrated upward trends (2). Thus, China faces serious challenges with cervical cancer prevention and control: creating a major public health problem that severely threatens women's health.