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- Over 90 per cent of cervical cancers are preventable by vaccination
Up to 93 per cent of cervical cancers in Australia could be prevented by a new HPV vaccination, and researchers hope one day vaccination will almost entirely eradicate the disease.
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- The Women’s woos the next generation of medical scientists
Victoria’s leading women’s hospital is opening its doors to local schools as part of efforts to encourage more young women to choose a career in science, research and medicine.
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common viral sexually transmitted infection (STI). Around 85 per cent of people who have ever been sexually active will get HPV at some stage of their life.
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- One jab alone – the future of HPV prevention
The International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS) has revealed that a single dose of preventative HPV vaccine should be enough to stop it spreading and causing several kinds of cancer.
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- “I only wish I had got the vaccine earlier.”
Aimee was 30 weeks’ pregnant when she received the news she’d contracted COVID following an outbreak at her daughter’s childcare centre.
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- Elimination of cervical cancer in sight
Cervical cancer could be effectively eliminated within the next 40 years, with Australia set to be the first country, according to the world’s leading cervical cancer experts.
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Vaccination is one of the most effective ways of preventing infectious diseases.
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- Australia continues to lead the way in cervical cancer elimination
Women who have received the HPV vaccine had significantly lower rates of HPV, compared with women who have not been vaccinated.
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- Preparing for pregnancy
Before you decide to get pregnant take the opportunity to visit your GP.
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- Progress towards the international elimination of cervical cancer
HPV vaccination programs worldwide have had a significant impact in reducing HPV infections and HPV-related disease outcomes.
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