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Cervical cancer is more common in younger women, with around 3,200 people diagnosed in the UK each year. It develops in the lining of the cervix – the lower part of the womb – and the main symptom is unusual or unexplained vaginal bleeding.
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Women who have had the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could need only two HPV screening tests for the rest of their lives according to new calculations being presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Liverpool. Women who have had the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could need only two HPV screening tests for the rest of their lives according to new calculations being presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Liverpool.

by The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) | News | 10 November 2010

10 November 2010

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Nearly eighty per cent of girls say that having the HPV vaccine makes them think twice about the risks of having sex, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer. Nearly eighty per cent of girls say that having the HPV vaccine makes them think twice about the risks of having sex, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.

by British Journal of Cancer | News | 27 October 2009

27 October 2009