To mark Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is highlighting research projects to tackle the global burden of this cancer type. Scientists from IARC have been working for more than 5 years with Professor Groesbeck Parham and his team in Zambia to develop and demonstrate a revolutionary new method to prevent cervical cancer. This new method uses a handheld battery-operated device to destroy precancerous cells before they have a chance to develop into cancer.