Serving the New York City Department of Correction since 2013, Shirvahna Gobin was promoted to deputy commissioner for planning and management in 2017. Previously, Shirvahna Gobin was the director of the cancer services program of the American Cancer Society (ACS), where she led a borough-wide cervical, colorectal, and breast cancer research and screening initiative for the New York State Department of Health.
Dedicated to a world free of cancer, ACS engages in funding and conducting research, supporting patients, prevention awareness, and the sharing of scientific information. In its commitment to work toward the eradication of cervical cancer in the United states, in June 2018 ACS launched Mission: HPV Cancer Free. Starting with cervical cancer, the campaign aims to eliminate vaccine-preventable cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
The campaign’s goal is that by 2026, 80 percent of the country’s 13-year-old boys and girls will have been HPV vaccinated. Around 80 percent of individuals will acquire HPV, and although the majority of infections are naturally eradicated by the body's immune system, it is not currently known if a previous infection can cause cancer.
HPV infection can lead to six kinds of cancer, specifically: cervical, vulvar, vaginal, penile, throat, and anal. If sustained HPV vaccination in 80 percent of pre-teen boys and girls can be achieved, coupled with sustained cervical pre-cancer treatment and screening, doctors believe cervical cancer can be eliminated in the US within 40 years.
Dedicated to a world free of cancer, ACS engages in funding and conducting research, supporting patients, prevention awareness, and the sharing of scientific information. In its commitment to work toward the eradication of cervical cancer in the United states, in June 2018 ACS launched Mission: HPV Cancer Free. Starting with cervical cancer, the campaign aims to eliminate vaccine-preventable cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
The campaign’s goal is that by 2026, 80 percent of the country’s 13-year-old boys and girls will have been HPV vaccinated. Around 80 percent of individuals will acquire HPV, and although the majority of infections are naturally eradicated by the body's immune system, it is not currently known if a previous infection can cause cancer.
HPV infection can lead to six kinds of cancer, specifically: cervical, vulvar, vaginal, penile, throat, and anal. If sustained HPV vaccination in 80 percent of pre-teen boys and girls can be achieved, coupled with sustained cervical pre-cancer treatment and screening, doctors believe cervical cancer can be eliminated in the US within 40 years.
