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Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine (www.bbc.com)
submitted 1 week ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/science@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/goodnewseveryone/p/2147904/cervical-cancer-deaths-fall-to-zero-in-young-women-given-vaccine

This is the first cohort of folks that age who were offered the HPV vaccine when they were 12 or 13.

Expect even more dramatic results as that group enters their 30s & 40s.

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[-] VeganBtw@piefed.social 21 points 1 week ago

Absolutely. Some of the HPV types are sexually transmitted (there are more than 100 types of HPV), they are the ones that cause cervical (and other) cancers and males can have symptoms, but usually not. In any case, yes, males can transmit HPV.

Here is a link to the information from Health Canada

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