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Australia Aims to Eradicate Cervical Cancer by 2035

11/22/2025

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Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035, per Centre for Research Excellence in Cervical Cancer Control.
In 2021, the national rate fell to 6.3 per 100,000, with no cases in women under 25 for the first time since 1982.
HPV vaccination and cervical screening rates have declined slightly.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's government has committed $59 million to raise awareness and improve screening access for under-screened communities.

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Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035, per Centre for Research Excellence in Cervical Cancer Control.
In 2021, the national rate fell to 6.3 per 100,000, with no cases in women under 25 for the first time since 1982.
HPV vaccination and cervical screening rates have declined slightly.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's government has committed $59 million to raise awareness and improve screening access for under-screened communities.