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HPV Vaccine Yields 'Incredible' Results in UK

A new study published in The Lancet shows the HPV vaccination programme is saving lives in England. Deaths from cervical cancer among women aged 20 to 24 were zero between 2020 and 2024. Experts warn that cases could rise if teenage vaccination rates drop.

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New data confirms zero cervical cancer deaths for women aged 20 to 24 in England over a five-year period.

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  1. HPV Vaccine Reduces Cervical Cancer Deaths to Almost Zero for Young Women

    A new study published in The Lancet shows the HPV vaccination programme is saving lives in England. Deaths from cervical cancer among women aged 20 to 24 were zero between 2020 and 2024. Experts warn that cases could rise if teenage vaccination rates drop.

    What's confirmed:

    • No women aged 20 to 24 in England died from cervical cancer between 2020 and 2024.
    • The HPV vaccine has reduced the risk of dying from cervical cancer before age 30 to almost zero.
    • School-age girls in the UK have been offered the HPV jab since 2008.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • The HPV vaccination program has prevented approximately 200 cervical cancer deaths among young women in England since 2018.
    • The vaccine has prevented 200 cervical cancer deaths in England so far.
    • Women who received the vaccine as young teenagers have virtually zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 3.
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