As the article states, hysterectomies used to be much more common. Like tonsillectomies.
There’s a good historical graph about halfway through this article:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8723888/
Thank you for sharing the article, which zones in on the topic of cervical cancer treatment and prevention as well. Worth noting that the Gardasil anti-HPV vaccine is particularly notorious for adverse effects, lawsuits — and controversially administered to and required of young girls esp in certain states.