One Woman Dies of Cervical Cancer Every Two Minutes

A new UN report reveals a global crisis: cervical cancer kills one woman every two minutes. For patients like Jeanette, a diagnosis brings a flood of life-altering questions. After learning she had cervical cancer, she immediately worried about her future—including the possibility of infertility and early menopause at age 31. The disease is almost entirely preventable through vaccination and treatable with early screening. Yet it remains a leading cause of cancer death for women in many low- and middle-income countries, where access to healthcare is limited. Health experts call the continued high death rate a failure of global health equity. They urge immediate investment in vaccination programs and screening to eliminate the disease.