Cervical cancer deaths in over-50s predicted to rise sharply in England – study

Rates of diagnoses and death set to rise in women not vaccinated against HPV, but likely to be almost eradicated in younger women, say researchers

Cervical cancer diagnoses and deaths in England are predicted to rise steeply among women over the age of 50 in the next two decades, even though deaths from the disease among the young who have been vaccinated are likely to be almost eradicated, according to a new study.

The HPV jab is radically changing the outlook for cervical cancer among women living in countries where it is routinely given to schoolgirls aged 12 or 13, before they become sexually active, and brings hope in the developing world of reducing the deaths where they are highest.

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