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Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine

Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine
BBC News Wednesday 17 June 2026, 23:01 UTC 1 min read
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A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.

A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.
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