Vaccination

• Opinion

Cancer vaccines could be game changing, but they’re not a one-shot solution to beating cancer

Iain Foulkes, Executive Director of Research and Innovation at Cancer Research UK, reflects on today's news that Moderna and MSD’s melanoma cancer vaccine is moving to Phase 3 clinical trials Iain Foulkes, Executive Director of Research and Innovation at Cancer Research UK, reflects on today's news that Moderna and MSD’s melanoma cancer vaccine is moving to Phase 3 clinical trials

26 April 2024

• Science & Technology

£1.7 million for the world’s first vaccine to prevent lung cancer

Researchers have been granted £1.7 million of funding from Cancer Research UK and the CRIS Cancer Foundation to develop a lung cancer vaccine Researchers have been granted £1.7 million of funding from Cancer Research UK and the CRIS Cancer Foundation to develop a lung cancer vaccine

22 March 2024

• Health & Medicine

6 articles to clue you up on HPV, vaccines, and cervical cancer prevention

22-28 January is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. To recognise that, we’ve compiled some of our most useful content on cervical cancer, from research in the lab to screening in the clinic, to get you up to date on how we can prevent cervical cancer. 22-28 January is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. To recognise that, we’ve compiled some of our most useful content on cervical cancer, from research in the lab to screening in the clinic, to get you up to date on how we can prevent cervical cancer.

22 January 2024

• Health & Medicine

England moves to a single-dose HPV vaccine

Children in England will need only one dose of the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical and other related cancers from September 2023. Children in England will need only one dose of the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical and other related cancers from September 2023.

21 June 2023

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Cancer vaccines – where are we?

Cancer vaccine development has had many challenges. But with recent breakthroughs and new partnerships, could we be closer than ever? Cancer vaccine development has had many challenges. But with recent breakthroughs and new partnerships, could we be closer than ever?

24 February 2023

• Health & Medicine

Into the archives: the story of HPV and cervical cancer

From strengthening the understanding of the link between HPV and cervical cancer, to working towards reducing cervical cancer to the point where almost no one develops it, our history with this particular disease goes way back. From strengthening the understanding of the link between HPV and cervical cancer, to working towards reducing cervical cancer to the point where almost no one develops it, our history with this particular disease goes way back.

21 November 2022

• Health & Medicine
• Opinion

“That is what I dream”: India’s journey to rolling out the HPV vaccine

We spoke to Dr Ishu Kataria who works with WHO to prevent the spread of infections like HPV, which causes 99% of cervical cancers worldwide. We spoke to Dr Ishu Kataria who works with WHO to prevent the spread of infections like HPV, which causes 99% of cervical cancers worldwide.

17 November 2021

• Health & Medicine

“The power of science”: HPV vaccine proven to dramatically reduce cervical cancer

New results find that the HPV vaccine was shown to dramatically reduce cervical cancer rates by 90% in women in their 20s who were offered it at age 12 to 13. New results find that the HPV vaccine was shown to dramatically reduce cervical cancer rates by 90% in women in their 20s who were offered it at age 12 to 13.

3 November 2021

• Health & Medicine

Let’s talk about HPV: 6 common questions answered

We want to have a conversation about human papillomavirus (HPV), starting with 6 questions about HPV people frequently ask our Cancer Research UK nurses. We want to have a conversation about human papillomavirus (HPV), starting with 6 questions about HPV people frequently ask our Cancer Research UK nurses.

16 June 2021