Douglas Flora: Cervical Cancer Deaths are Preventable With HPV Vaccination
A new analysis shows that HPV vaccination has led to a 100% reduction in cervical cancer mortality among women aged 20 to 24 in England. Medical experts highlight this as a historic success in preventative medicine, tracing the discovery of the virus's link to cancer back to the 19th century.
Why it matters
This data provides definitive evidence of the efficacy of public health vaccination programs in eradicating preventable diseases.
Douglas Flora , Executive Medical Director of Yung Family Cancer Center at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, President-Elect of the Association of Cancer Care Centers, and Editor-in-Chief of AI in Precision Oncology, shared a post on Substack :
The article reports on scientific findings and medical statistics with a focus on public health outcomes.
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