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Science & Breakthroughs

HPV vaccine brings cervical cancer deaths to near zero

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HPV vaccine brings cervical cancer deaths to near zero

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Between 2020 and 2024, not one woman between the ages of 20 and 24 in England died from cervical cancer. It was the first five-year window on record where that age group saw zero deaths, and a new study published in The Lancet now explains why: the HPV vaccine, introduced for school-age girls in England in 2008, is delivering on what it promised. Children vaccinated against HPV at ages 12 and 13 have close to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before age

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The science section covers breakthroughs in medicine, physics, biology, and technology. We surface discoveries that expand what humanity can do, from new treatments reaching clinical trials to engineering feats that seemed impossible a decade ago. Every link goes to the original publisher so you can read the full study or press release yourself.

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