HPV vaccine after removal of precancerous cells may cut cervical cancer risk
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from Science | The Guardian on (#624M3)
Study finds reduced risk of cervical cancer recurring after HPV vaccination post-surgery, though further research is needed
Giving women the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine when precancerous lesions are removed from their cervix may cut the risk of cells recurring and them getting cervical cancer, a study has found.
Cases of cervical cancer in the UK have fallen hugely since school pupils aged 13 and 14 - first girls and later boys - began being offered HPV jabs in 2008 as protection against the disease.
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