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title: UMD Study Charts Paths to End Cervical Cancer
date: 2025-12-11T05:30:00-05:00
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# UMD Study Charts Paths to End Cervical Cancer

*December 11, 2025* — by [Jason P. Dinh](/author/jason-p-dinh)


> Mathematicians Identify Vaccination Strategies That Could Eliminate HPV-Related Cancers

*Adobe Stock 332545424 1920x1080 — Cervical cancer is one of the few cancers that can be prevented with a vaccine. A groundbreaking new UMD study used mathematical modeling to assess South Korea's HPV vaccination program. (Photo by Adobe Stock)*

Cervical cancer is the fourth-most common cancer for women in the world, with more than 660,000 new cases and nearly 350,000 deaths per year. Now, University of Maryland mathematicians have developed effective strategies to help contain and potentially eliminate the disease.

The research, [published last week](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11538-025-01548-5) in the journal *Bulletin of Mathematical Biology*, offers a new mathematical model that can help public health officials design effective vaccination and cancer screening policies.

“The study provides a clear way of showing how science is influencing policy,” said senior author [Abba Gumel](https://math.umd.edu/~agumel/), a Distinguished University Professor of mathematics at UMD who holds joint appointments in the [Institute for Health Computing](https://www.ihc.umd.edu/) and the [Institute for Physical Science and Technology](https://ipst.umd.edu/).


*Abba Gumel stands in front of chalkboard — Abba Gumel (Photo by John T. Consoli)*


*Soyoung Park headshot — Soyoung Park*




**Topics:** [Research](https://today.umd.edu/tags/research)


**Tags:** [Mathematics](https://today.umd.edu/topic/mathematics), [Public Health](https://today.umd.edu/topic/public-health), [Women’s Health](https://today.umd.edu/topic/womens-health), [Research](https://today.umd.edu/topic/research)


**Units:** [College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-computer-mathematical-and-natural-sciences), [Institute for Health Computing](https://today.umd.edu/topic/institute-for-health-computing)