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NHS says 'for the first time ever' in major 2026 claim for women in early 20s
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/nhs-says-for-first-time-37328777
HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero
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England began vaccinating school-age girls against HPV, the major cause of cervical cancer, in 2008. It's working. A new study shows that between 2020 and 2024, zero cervical cancer deaths were recorded in women aged 20 to 24 in England. Here's more from @BBCNews.
The HPV vaccine means young women now have ‘close to zero’ risk of cervical cancer death.
A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls in the UK were offered the HPV jab in 2008.
Between 2020 and 2024, no cervical cancer deaths were recorded in women aged 20 to 24 - the first time that had happened over a five-year period.
#HPVVaccine #Health #Girls #HPV #CervicalCancer #Healthcare #Women
"No women in England aged 20 to 24 died of cervical cancer between 2020 and 2024. This is the first time that zero cervical-cancer deaths have been recorded for this age group, and it’s thanks to the introduction of a vaccine against the human papillomavirus, or HPV." New Scientist, with reference to Queen Mary College, London.
June is Pride month. In HPV-FASTER-Implement we are also focusing on transgender individuals with a cervix and how to tailor cervical cancer prevention to the needs of transgender individuals with a cervix.
HPV concerns us all.
Examples for more information on HPV (not an exhaustive list)
https://www.hpvcentre.net/
https://www.askabouthpv.org/hpv-facts/hpv-facts-for-everyone/
https://www.hpvworld.com/welcome-to-hpw/
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-regulatory-overview/public-health-threats/vaccine-preventable-diseases-key-facts/human-papillomavirus-hpv
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/human-papillomavirus
#HPV #cervicalcancer #prevention #health #vaccination #screening #awareness
Canada is launching a new panel on preventative cancer screenings