A new study in England showed that among those women vaccinated for HPV, there are nearly zero deaths from cervical cancer. File Photo by Neil Hall/EPA
June 18 (UPI) -- Women have nearly zero chance of death from cervical cancer if they were vaccinated against human papilloma virus at age 12 to 13, a new study shows.
The study published Thursday in The Lancet shows deaths in England, where the study was conducted, have fallen sharply since the vaccine became standard in 2008.
Between 2020 and 2024, there were no cervical cancer deaths reported in women ages 20 to 24, which is the first time in history that's happened. The study said that without the vaccine, about 23 deaths would have been expected.
"It's incredible to think that a single jab can almost eliminate a particular type of cancer," Peter Sasieni, the lead researcher at Queen Mary University of London, told the BBC.
