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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Cervical Cancer Deaths Fall To Zero In Young Women Given HPV Vaccine
Caption: Cervical Cancer Deaths Fall To Zero In Young Women Given HPV Vaccine. A major new study has found that cervical cancer deaths among young women in England have fallen dramatically since the introduction of the HPV vaccine. Researchers found that no women aged 20 to 24 died from cervical cancer between 2020 and 2024, the first time this has happened over a five-year period. Without the vaccine programme, experts estimate around 23 deaths would have been expected in that age group. The HPV vaccine was first offered to school-age girls in England in 2008 to protect against the virus responsible for most cervical cancer cases. Researchers estimate the programme has already saved around 200 lives and prevented many more cancer diagnoses. The study also found that girls vaccinated at ages 12 or 13 now have an almost zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 30. Scientists described the findings as an “incredible milestone” and evidence that the vaccine is helping to eliminate a type of cancer. Health experts are now urging efforts to increase vaccination rates, which remain below the 90% level recommended by the World Health Organization. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Health & Wellbeing,HPV vaccine,cervical cancer,England,cancer prevention,vaccination programme,women’s health,Queen Mary University of London,Cancer Research UK,human papillomavirus,HPV,cervical cancer deaths,World Health Organization
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