{"id":7655,"date":"2025-02-10T04:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T04:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/?page_id=7655"},"modified":"2025-02-10T06:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T06:15:55","slug":"life-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/life-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"mh-hero-5 mh-hero-5--hero-15 mh-hero-5--position-center-left mh-hero-5--7c1518e44fb040ef44abb701d6ff93f3 mh-hero-5--align-full\">\n        <figure class=\"mh-hero-5__image mh-image mh-image--49dc12b560d1ccfbcebf2d4ecbcf0277 with-aspect-ratio with-aspect-ratio--custom-only-large-screen\">\n        <div class=\"figure-outer\">\n            <div class=\"figure-inner\">\n                                            <img\n        class=\"is-full-width\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/12\/life-stories-banner-e1733819191112.jpg?w=2048&#038;quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"2048\"        height=\"1705\"                fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/figure>\n    \n\n<article class='mh-hero-5-content mh-hero-5-content--60657e07d9499ded13e345ed74e6f94a mh-hero-5-content--hero-15'>\n    \n<h2  class=\"mh-hero-5-content__title mh-heading mh-heading--center mh-heading--bfc77dee149d0dbdfa7658705ebd110e\">Real Voices of Experience<\/h2><style>.mh-heading--bfc77dee149d0dbdfa7658705ebd110e {--mh-heading-text-color: #00535e;}<\/style><style>.mh-heading--bfc77dee149d0dbdfa7658705ebd110e {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__text mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--center mh-paragraph--f966617deb3163b410ec5e270dc39271\"\n    >\n    Learn about the powerful stories of real-life individuals, and see how their personal journeys illustrate the importance of HPV awareness and protection.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--f966617deb3163b410ec5e270dc39271 {--mh-paragraph-padding-right--l: 10%;--mh-paragraph-padding-left--l: 10%;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--f966617deb3163b410ec5e270dc39271 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n<\/article>\n<style>.mh-hero-5-content--60657e07d9499ded13e345ed74e6f94a {--mh-hero-5-content-padding-top--s: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-right--s: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-bottom--s: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-left--s: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-top--m: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-right--m: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-bottom--m: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-left--m: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-top--l: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-right--l: 5%;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-bottom--l: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-left--l: 5%;}<\/style><style>.mh-hero-5-content--60657e07d9499ded13e345ed74e6f94a {--mh-hero-5-content-background-color: #ffffff;--mh-hero-5-content-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n<\/section>\n<style>.mh-image--49dc12b560d1ccfbcebf2d4ecbcf0277 {--mh-image-custom-aspect-ratio: 650px;}<\/style><style>.mh-hero-5--7c1518e44fb040ef44abb701d6ff93f3 {--mh-hero-5-padding-top--l: 0px;--mh-hero-5-padding-right--l: 120px;--mh-hero-5-padding-bottom--l: 0px;--mh-hero-5-padding-left--l: 120px;}<\/style><style>.mh-hero-5--7c1518e44fb040ef44abb701d6ff93f3 {--mh-hero-5-background-image: url(https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/12\/life-stories-banner-e1733819191112.jpg?w=2048&quality=80&lossy=1);--mh-hero-5-background-position: 100% 50%;}<\/style><style>.mh-hero-5--7c1518e44fb040ef44abb701d6ff93f3 {--mh-context-overlay-opacity: 0.7;}<\/style><style>.mh-hero-5--7c1518e44fb040ef44abb701d6ff93f3 {--mh-hero-5-height--l: 650px;--mh-hero-5-height--m: 780px;--mh-hero-5-height--s: 780px;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--align-full mh-box--d8ec9225fb467c44621cd23e5b7cf602 mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    <\/div>\n<style>.mh-box--d8ec9225fb467c44621cd23e5b7cf602 {--mh-box-padding-top--l: 7%;--mh-box-padding-right--l: 7%;--mh-box-padding-bottom--l: 7%;--mh-box-padding-left--l: 7%;}<\/style><style>.mh-box--d8ec9225fb467c44621cd23e5b7cf602 {--mh-box-background-color: #fff4e2;--mh-box-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--align-full mh-box--904de5921deb0587a6fe26171c5ac7f1 mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--6bb7b3eeacc1938461ba69bedb35a849 mh-columns--gutter-m\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--7dd7ff147003c6a269cbfffc693d5e80 mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-12\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--5d29511033c26645bbb28b1a7cfd67ed mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--c54735618b5d3fb816d4d03cc234e752 mh-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--9fdc45502b545e59546275a3e8833bb0 mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-12\">\n    \n    <figure class=\"mh-image mh-image--c2e5c110eee7c52e9b4df4570ecf0fec\" >\n                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/12\/AiLing_Thumbnail-transformed.jpeg?w=1250&#038;quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"1250\"        height=\"676\"        loading=\"lazy\"                alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                        <\/figure>\n\n\n<hr class=\"mh-spacer mh-spacer--0a38ac1f93f0496ce73a649951327a5f\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n<style>.mh-spacer--0a38ac1f93f0496ce73a649951327a5f {--mh-spacer-height--l: 30px;--mh-spacer-height--m: 20px;--mh-spacer-height--s: 10px;}<\/style><style>.mh-spacer--0a38ac1f93f0496ce73a649951327a5f {--mh-spacer-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-accordion mh-accordion--b0d8842e4313f2cb810010961c8b2678 mh-accordion--default\" data-configuration=\"{&quot;variation&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:250}\">\n    \n\n<section class=\"mh-accordion-molecule mh-accordion-molecule--602ec8496c79fb90acb37178a79d7e80 mh-accordion-molecule--closed\"  >\n    <header class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header\">\n                        <h4 class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__heading\">\n            <button class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__heading-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">\n                <strong>Cancer Survivor Ai Ling\u2019s Advocacy for HPV Awareness<\/strong>            <\/button>\n        <\/h4>\n        <span class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__icon-dropdown\">\n            \n<svg width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" class=\"mh-icon mh-icon--kind-generic mh-icon--name-dropdown-arrow mh-icon--dropdown-arrow\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    \n    \n    <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mh-theme-3.1\/modules\/theme\/resources\/icons\/svg\/generic\/dropdown-arrow.svg#dropdown-arrow\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n        <\/span>\n    <\/header>\n    <div class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-content\">\n        <div class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-content__body\">\n            \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--7191ae9f22a707d042142f0fd7028619 mh-columns--gutter-m\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--c2f6ff60ca4dca5bd0cd8d4e7606f049 mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-12\">\n    \n<h5  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--2cc8d66e37d9d1dec4a273aa6f4b9467\"><strong>In March 2017, Ai Ling learnt she developed cervical cancer from an infection she had never heard of. \u201cIt\u2019s one thing being diagnosed with cancer, but another to learn that it was related to HPV.<\/strong><\/h5><style>.mh-heading--2cc8d66e37d9d1dec4a273aa6f4b9467 {--mh-heading-text-color: #fdf5e0;}<\/style><style>.mh-heading--2cc8d66e37d9d1dec4a273aa6f4b9467 {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--06e1348bc9be6476c9acda7f0bbfd0b3\"\n    >\n    I couldn\u2019t help but wonder \u2013 how did I contract it? After all, my husband and I have been faithfully married for 16 years,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--06e1348bc9be6476c9acda7f0bbfd0b3 {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #fdf5e0;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--06e1348bc9be6476c9acda7f0bbfd0b3 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--72519810c88833d86ea5dbd76082b44f\"\n    >\n    Ai Ling had never heard of HPV before her diagnosis, and when she did, she had the misconception that one would only get the virus if they have had many sexual partners. In actuality, anyone who is sexually active can get HPV as it is transmittable by skin-to-skin contact.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--72519810c88833d86ea5dbd76082b44f {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #fdf5e0;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--72519810c88833d86ea5dbd76082b44f {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--1c1565c03f49cf483b1c4ed1e04a4571\"\n    >\n    \u201cI didn\u2019t understand what I felt and I don\u2019t know how to describe the feeling. Thinking back, it was really five disastrous and scary months,\u201d Ai Ling recounts. During her treatment, she suffered from total hair loss, loss of appetite, nausea, difficulties sleeping and forgetfulness.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--1c1565c03f49cf483b1c4ed1e04a4571 {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #fdf5e0;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--1c1565c03f49cf483b1c4ed1e04a4571 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--c5470a9934fb8953320e54ee9ba330e5\"\n    >\n    Ai Ling also underwent daily routine radiotherapy treatments for over a month and a radical hysterectomy.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--c5470a9934fb8953320e54ee9ba330e5 {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #fdf5e0;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--c5470a9934fb8953320e54ee9ba330e5 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--ebb2e17bfd4ea4081b2e18c2ecd9daf2\"\n    >\n    \u201cDespite overcoming cancer, the fear of relapse is always at the back of my mind and I think I\u2019m never going to be 100 percent happy. I continue to suffer regularly from side effects such as tummy upset, fatigue, forgetfulness, dizziness and other discomforts. On top of that, the treatment triggered an early menopause,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--ebb2e17bfd4ea4081b2e18c2ecd9daf2 {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #fdf5e0;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--ebb2e17bfd4ea4081b2e18c2ecd9daf2 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--a020a6e13c2bc037e60a21b94de444ec\"\n    >\n    Today, Ai Ling is a cervical cancer survivor and champions HPV prevention for all women. \u201cMy message to women is to go for regular health screenings, and I highly encourage them to speak with their doctors to find out more about HPV and how it can be prevented because what I\u2019ve been through is not worth it at all,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--a020a6e13c2bc037e60a21b94de444ec {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #fdf5e0;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--a020a6e13c2bc037e60a21b94de444ec {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--c2f6ff60ca4dca5bd0cd8d4e7606f049 {--mh-column-background-image: none;}<\/style><style>.mh-column--c2f6ff60ca4dca5bd0cd8d4e7606f049 {--mh-column-padding-top--l: 30px;--mh-column-padding-right--l: 40px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--l: 30px;--mh-column-padding-left--l: 40px;--mh-column-padding-top--m: 25px;--mh-column-padding-right--m: 30px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--m: 25px;--mh-column-padding-left--m: 30px;--mh-column-padding-top--s: 20px;--mh-column-padding-right--s: 20px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--s: 20px;--mh-column-padding-left--s: 20px;}<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style>.mh-accordion-molecule--602ec8496c79fb90acb37178a79d7e80 {--mh-accordion-molecule-heading-text-color: #00535e;--mh-accordion-molecule-heading-text-color-hover: #00535e;--mh-accordion-molecule-content-background-color: #00535e;}<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--9fdc45502b545e59546275a3e8833bb0 {--mh-column-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--c54735618b5d3fb816d4d03cc234e752 {--columns-gutter-size-custom: 0px;}<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-box--5d29511033c26645bbb28b1a7cfd67ed {--mh-box-margin-top--l: 10%;--mh-box-margin-right--l: 10%;--mh-box-margin-bottom--l: 10%;--mh-box-margin-left--l: 10%;--mh-box-margin-top--m: 7%;--mh-box-margin-right--m: 7%;--mh-box-margin-bottom--m: 7%;--mh-box-margin-left--m: 7%;--mh-box-margin-top--s: 7%;--mh-box-margin-right--s: 5%;--mh-box-margin-bottom--s: 7%;--mh-box-margin-left--s: 5%;}<\/style><style>.mh-box--5d29511033c26645bbb28b1a7cfd67ed {--mh-box-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--882c66e55abdd9a429feb72a6e39d51a mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--a56b64c3dee87bc9f71e41685d278df5 mh-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--5656d4bb45af68743caf9224b948608b mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-12\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignfull is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"mh-embed-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teri&#039;s Story\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LbJ_jVr40ds?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<hr class=\"mh-spacer mh-spacer--0a38ac1f93f0496ce73a649951327a5f\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n<style>.mh-spacer--0a38ac1f93f0496ce73a649951327a5f {--mh-spacer-height--l: 30px;--mh-spacer-height--m: 20px;--mh-spacer-height--s: 10px;}<\/style><style>.mh-spacer--0a38ac1f93f0496ce73a649951327a5f {--mh-spacer-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-accordion mh-accordion--b71c5a5051dbd245265307b2bb74f8fa mh-accordion--default\" data-configuration=\"{&quot;variation&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:250}\">\n    \n\n<section class=\"mh-accordion-molecule mh-accordion-molecule--cc0164681111a5cd9ecba7d9f47d9264 mh-accordion-molecule--closed\"  >\n    <header class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header\">\n                        <h4 class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__heading\">\n            <button class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__heading-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">\n                <strong>Why Teri Champions the Battle Against Cervical Cancer and HPV<\/strong>            <\/button>\n        <\/h4>\n        <span class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__icon-dropdown\">\n            \n<svg width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" class=\"mh-icon mh-icon--kind-generic mh-icon--name-dropdown-arrow mh-icon--dropdown-arrow\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    \n    \n    <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mh-theme-3.1\/modules\/theme\/resources\/icons\/svg\/generic\/dropdown-arrow.svg#dropdown-arrow\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n        <\/span>\n    <\/header>\n    <div class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-content\">\n        <div class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-content__body\">\n            \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--0fe09103f4d1003420757cc3dedb5a86 mh-columns--gutter-m\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--771bc993d2e0567678a5839e341ffd9b mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-12\">\n    \n<h5  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--88f8a0af07113193fbbc7482b7c19db6\"><strong>When it comes to health and wellness, Teri Choong has always been two steps ahead. She exercised regularly and was careful about treating her body well and made it a point to go for regular medical check-ups and health screenings.<\/strong><\/h5><style>.mh-heading--88f8a0af07113193fbbc7482b7c19db6 {--mh-heading-text-color: #fdf5e0;}<\/style><style>.mh-heading--88f8a0af07113193fbbc7482b7c19db6 {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--5414365bbe6863ff9d9549c9f7b2931b\"\n    >\n    In October 2005, Teri made an appointment with her gynaecologist when she had a sudden bout of excessive bleeding. Finding her history of irregular period cycles unsettling, her gynaecologist decided to send her for a biopsy of her cervix. Teri agreed, thinking that it was more of a routine check than anything else. A few days went by before the doctor dropped the devastating news \u2013 she had a tumorous growth and was diagnosed with cervical cancer.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--5414365bbe6863ff9d9549c9f7b2931b {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #fdf5e0;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--5414365bbe6863ff9d9549c9f7b2931b {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--8e690596e7c7df96d1427d33ddae52f1\"\n    >\n    Terri\u2019s treatment took more than six months and an additional year before she made a full recovery from cervical cancer. \u201cI\u2019m not going to lie,\u201d Terri says. \u201cTreatment was tough, it was painful, and I felt weak and sick all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--8e690596e7c7df96d1427d33ddae52f1 {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #fdf5e0;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--8e690596e7c7df96d1427d33ddae52f1 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--2fd4ebc41bd0ea34c5d58096e39b7aab\"\n    >\n    But she would not give up the fight. \u201cPain is temporary, death is permanent. I refused to go down without a real fight,\u201d Terri echoes. \u201cI had two choices \u2013 I either make myself and others around me more miserable by being a real victim OR I fight it with every living cell and spirit I have left.\u201d<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--2fd4ebc41bd0ea34c5d58096e39b7aab {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #fdf5e0;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--2fd4ebc41bd0ea34c5d58096e39b7aab {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--0392c0168e27c244d6e56c7c12ab2c0a\"\n    >\n    Today, Terri champions for all women to speak to their doctors to find ways to reduce their risk of cervical cancer. \u201cRegular screenings are as important as appropriate HPV vaccinations. In my case, it was a rare case that it went undetected, but PAP smears and early screenings are helpful and are so important,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--0392c0168e27c244d6e56c7c12ab2c0a {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #fdf5e0;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--0392c0168e27c244d6e56c7c12ab2c0a {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--77b23dc657d78540885c9486133199d2\"\n    >\n    \u201cWomen shouldn\u2019t feel shy about finding out more about cervical cancer. Early screening and the appropriate HPV vaccination is so important. It may help save lives, and it may help to save yours and your loved ones as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--77b23dc657d78540885c9486133199d2 {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #fdf5e0;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--77b23dc657d78540885c9486133199d2 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--771bc993d2e0567678a5839e341ffd9b {--mh-column-background-image: none;}<\/style><style>.mh-column--771bc993d2e0567678a5839e341ffd9b {--mh-column-padding-top--l: 30px;--mh-column-padding-right--l: 40px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--l: 30px;--mh-column-padding-left--l: 40px;--mh-column-padding-top--m: 25px;--mh-column-padding-right--m: 30px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--m: 25px;--mh-column-padding-left--m: 30px;--mh-column-padding-top--s: 20px;--mh-column-padding-right--s: 20px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--s: 20px;--mh-column-padding-left--s: 20px;}<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    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class=\"mh-hero-5-content__title mh-heading mh-heading--center mh-heading--24b98024e28579e91608b8810f0113cc\">You can take steps today to help<br \/>\nprotect yourself.<\/h2><style>.mh-heading--24b98024e28579e91608b8810f0113cc {--mh-heading-text-color: #00535e;}<\/style><style>.mh-heading--24b98024e28579e91608b8810f0113cc {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-columns--align-center mh-columns--vertical-alignment-center mh-column--584cf3f7c0a31764d46fe356e129b6cc mh-columns--gutter-m\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--0405ede4e908febb6caa355258695f97 mh-column--3 mh-column--m-3 mh-column--l-4\">\n    <\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--0405ede4e908febb6caa355258695f97 {--mh-column-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--edc48cdcdb70bccf7f0adad60dff1a07 mh-column--6 mh-column--m-6 mh-column--l-4\">\n    \n<div  class=\"mh-links mh-links--justified-start\">\n\n<a  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Questions and answers about human papillomavirus (HPV). <a href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/bitstream\/handle\/10665\/376263\/WHO-EURO-2024-5631-49185-73415-eng.pdf?sequence=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/iris.who.int\/bitstream\/handle\/10665\/376263\/WHO-EURO-2024-5631-49185-73415-eng.pdf?sequence=1<\/a>. Published 2024. Accessed March 21, 2024.<\/li><\/ol><style>.mh-v2-clist--56d0d4aa9b96c9aa67f6884e386a0167 {--mh-v2-clist-counter-reset: item 0;--mh-v2-clist-order-number-width: 0.75em;}<\/style><style>.mh-v2-clist--56d0d4aa9b96c9aa67f6884e386a0167 {--mh-v2-clist-padding-top--l: 5%;--mh-v2-clist-padding-right--l: 7%;--mh-v2-clist-padding-bottom--l: 5%;--mh-v2-clist-padding-left--l: 7%;--mh-v2-clist-padding-top--m: 5%;--mh-v2-clist-padding-right--m: 5%;--mh-v2-clist-padding-bottom--m: 5%;--mh-v2-clist-padding-left--m: 5%;--mh-v2-clist-padding-top--s: 5%;--mh-v2-clist-padding-right--s: 5%;--mh-v2-clist-padding-bottom--s: 5%;--mh-v2-clist-padding-left--s: 5%;}<\/style><style>.mh-v2-clist--56d0d4aa9b96c9aa67f6884e386a0167 {--mh-v2-clist-text-color: #052a25;--mh-v2-clist-anchor-color: #052a25;--mh-v2-clist-anchor-hover-color: #052a25;}<\/style><style>.mh-v2-clist--56d0d4aa9b96c9aa67f6884e386a0167 {--mh-v2-clist-background-image: none;}<\/style><style>.mh-v2-clist--56d0d4aa9b96c9aa67f6884e386a0167 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