Carron’s story: cervical cancer and the HPV vaccine

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Editorial Board

August 17th, 2015

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‘Carron Hulme survived cervical cancer so she is delighted that her daughters Charlotte and Mollie have had the HPV vaccine. ’

vaccines006The HPV vaccine is expected to prevent about 70% of cervical cancers. However, it is important that girls who are vaccinated continue to take up the offer of cervical smear testing later in life, so that other kinds of cervical cancer can be picked up.

Video courtesy of the Oxford Vaccine Group