Cancer

We are making remarkable strides in bringing prevention, screening, and treatment for breast and cervical cancer to women around the world, and advancing effective, affordable approaches that are helping women beat the odds.

July 1, 2018
Target: elimination of cervical cancer
Nov. 11, 2019
Thermal ablation offers new hope for cervical cancer prevention
Jan. 15, 2018
Are mammograms the only way to detect breast cancer?
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26 Articles
26 Articles
  1. PATH image of syringe in hand on pink background syringe-hand-on-pink-2000-MB25944.jpg
    April 11, 2022

    The public health impact of a single-dose HPV vaccination schedule

    New evidence shows single-dose HPV vaccination is highly effective
  2. Professional midwife Katya Ulco (left), patient Luzberta Rodriguez (center), and Cancer Coordinator Rosa Gonzalez (right) discuss Luzberta’s care at a clinic in Peru (photo taken prior to COVID-19 pandemic). Photo: PATH/Daniel San Martin.
    October 30, 2020

    Three steps for increasing breast cancer survivorship

    PATH has partnered with volunteers, midwives, and doctors in Peru to develop a holistic approach for breast cancer detection and treatment.
  3. A woman in Senegal learns to self-inject the injectable contraceptive, subcutaneous DMPA (DMPA-SC). Photo: PATH/Gabe Bienczycki
    March 5, 2020

    The next decade for women: Optimism, perseverance, and grit

    We stand ready to achieve unprecedented progress for women and girls.
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    March 3, 2020

    Supporting countries to introduce the HPV vaccine

    Access to screening and vaccination could significantly reduce HPV-related cancers in a generation. One country recently took an important step to protect their girls from HPV infection and cervical cancer.
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    November 11, 2019

    Thermal ablation offers new hope for cervical cancer prevention

    Imagine you need treatment for cervical precancer.
  6. Phiona Nakabuye (left), a village health worker trained by PATH's Sayana® Press pilot program, with Carol Nabisere (right), age 18, who chose to receive Sayana® Press after being counseled in the various forms of contraception. Uganda. PATH/Will Boase.
    May 29, 2019

    Three shocking inequities in women’s health—and what we’re doing to change them

    Advances in medicine are improving women’s health worldwide, but the inequities between different countries, communities, and peoples remains outrageous and immoral. Learn how PATH is closing the gaps.
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