HPV Vaccine Drives Near-Zero Cervical Cancer Deaths in UK Youth
TL;DR
A Lancet review of UK data shows that from 2020–2024, no cervical cancer deaths occurred among women aged 20–24, where 23 deaths would have been expected without the HPV vaccination program, marking a major step in cancer prevention though vaccine uptake and hesitancy remain challenges in other countries.
- Could the HPV vaccine eliminate cervical cancer deaths? Al Jazeera
- Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab BBC
- Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study CTV News
- HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero The Guardian
- Cervical cancer deaths have plummeted thanks to HPV vaccine New Scientist
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