HPV Vaccine Cutting Cervical Cancer By Nearly 90%(BBC) The human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine is cutting cases of cervical cancer by nearly 90%, the first real-world data shows.ContentsHPV Vaccine Cutting Cervical Cancer By Nearly 90%ScreeningCancer Research UK described the findings as “historic”, and said it showed the vaccine was saving lives.Nearly all cervical cancers are caused by viruses, and the hope is vaccination could almost eliminate the disease.The researchers said the success meant those who were vaccinated may need far fewer cervical smear tests too.Girls are offered the vaccine between the ages of 11 and 13, depending on where they live in the UK. The vaccine has also been offered to boys since 2019.Busting the myths around sex virus HPV‘I had no cancer symptoms but a smear saved my life’The study, published in the Lancet, looked at what happened after the vaccine was introduced for girls in England in 2008.Those pupils are now adults in their […]
HPV Vaccine Cutting Cervical Cancer By Nearly 90%
