One Vaccine Changed Everything: England's Youngest Women Stopped Dying From This Cancer

Researchers say one childhood vaccine is preventing hundreds of cancer deaths

One of the only vaccines that prevents cancer is even more effective than scientists knew. For young women who receive the HPV vaccine in their early teen years, the risk of dying from cervical cancer before turning 30 is effectively reduced to zero, according to new research published in The Lancet. While the HPV vaccine was known to prevent around 90% of cervical cancer cases, the new study is the first to explore its impact on mortality rates…

The HPV Vaccine Reduces Risk Of Fatal Cervical Cancer Before 30 To Effectively Zero

Between 2020 and 2024, not a single vaccinated young woman in their early 20s died of cervical cancer in England.

The HPV vaccine works – but only if we keep trusting it

Komsan Loonprom/Shutterstock.comHuman papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is already saving lives in the UK – and the scale of that success is striking. Among young women who received the jab as schoolgirls, there have been no recorded deaths from cervical cancer in recent years. Between 2020 and 2024, no woman in England aged 20 to 24 – who had been vaccinated as a teenager – died from cervical cancer. A new study estimates that hundreds of deaths…

‘Does the HPV vaccine even work?’ Landmark study shows ‘dramatic’ drop in cervical cancer death risk

Wellness News: Few things stir up as much doubt and debate online as vaccines do. Everyone has questions: Do they work? Are they safe? Will they make a real differen.

One vaccine changed everything: England's youngest women stopped dying from this cancer

The HPV vaccine for cervical cancer has reduced the risk of dying from the disease before age 30 in England to almost zero, the first study of its kind showed Thursday.