Highlights India is the leading country in cervical cancer incidence (21%) and mortality (23%) in Asia. 1 Primary prevention includes timely human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine administration, health education on healthy sexuality for both boys and girls, and promotion of condom use.
2 HPV vaccination is generally well tolerated and has been demonstrated to help provide long-term protection against HPV infection 3 and subsequent cervical cancer. 4