That is related to the cervix cancer issues. When you look at the numbers pre-2015, you'll see that our cervical cancer rate was actually dropping very nicely. It was going down right on track and in the way that we were expecting it. If you look at the projected numbers that were going out from the previous cancer report, you'll see that they were expecting it to continue to drop. That's why this report that came out in 2023, just a few months ago, was quite eye-opening to all of us, because that had not happened.
That is where I see the backsliding. We need to pay attention again. I think we've gotten a little bit lax and have thinking, “Oh, okay.”
As we all commented, this is the easiest, most preventable cancer. We have a vaccination, and we have a long prodromal period in which we can identify people with precancer lesions.
I think it's just a matter of telling ourselves to wake up again. It does require all of us to re-educate ourselves.