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Professor, Special Projects, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Cape Town

The numbers showed a wide variation in coverage in different geographic regions. Shutterstock

April 10, 2023

Cervical cancer can be beaten ‑ the key is vaccinating young girls

Lynette Denny, University of Cape Town

Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. Mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa are three times higher than the global average.

People in the world’s poorest countries have not benefited equally from the recent advancements made in cancer. Jonathan Torgovnik for The Hewlett Foundation/Reportage by Getty Images

February 2, 2022

Cervical cancer is a disease of inequity: here’s how to save 60 million lives

Lynette Denny, University of Cape Town

People in the world’s poorest regions have not benefited equally from the recent advancements made in cancer screening, prevention and treatment.

A cancer patient from Inner Mongolia seeks treatment in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoo/Reuters

November 1, 2016

Women’s cancers: curable for the rich, often a death sentence for the poor

Ophira Ginsburg, University of Toronto; Lesong Conteh, Imperial College London; Lynette Denny, University of Cape Town, and Richard Sullivan, King's College London

Of women who die from cervical cancer, 87% live in poor countries.

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