'It’s a historic moment'
Tens of thousands are thought to have been saved from experiencing pre-cancerous changes to cells The study found that the rollout has so far stopped hundreds of women from developing the disease and tens of thousands from experiencing pre-cancerous changes to cells.
Cases in this age group, which are rare, dropped from about 50 per year to just five, the Cancer Research UK-funded work found. The new study estimated that, by June 2019, there were around 450 fewer cases of cervical cancer and 17,200 fewer cases of cervical carcinomas than expected in those vaccinated against HPV in England.
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