Could the HPV vaccine eliminate cervical cancer deaths?
Key takeaways
- The HPV vaccine has reduced the risk of cervical cancer death before age 30 to effectively zero in the United Kingdom.
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- The study, published by The Lancet medical journal on Wednesday this week, has shown remarkable results, experts say, raising hopes in other countries where the vaccine is also being rolled out.
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The HPV vaccine has reduced the risk of cervical cancer death before age 30 to effectively zero in the United Kingdom.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A health worker shows a cervical cancer vaccine HPV Gardasil, during a vaccination campaign on the street in Ibadan, Nigeria, on May 27, 2024 [Sunday Alamba/AP]By Sarah Shamim Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026One of the first reviews of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has shown that it has reduced the risk of cervical cancer death before age 30 to effectively zero in the United Kingdom.
The study, published by The Lancet medical journal on Wednesday this week, has shown remarkable results, experts say, raising hopes in other countries where the vaccine is also being rolled out.