India, Jan. 26 -- Men are pivotal in halting cervical cancer, a disease claiming over 660,000 women's lives yearly, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). As Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the virus fueling 99% of cases, spreads silently through intimate contact, it is often carried asymptomatically by males, as per Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. Every man must grasp this: your actions shield your partners, daughters, and mothers. Here's the unvarnished truth on HPV and prevention, distilled for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.

According to the WHO, HPV encompasses over 200 strains; high-risk types 16 and 18 ignite 70% of cervical cancers, morphing persistent infections into malignancy over 10-20 years in women...