Young women most at risk least likely to be offered HPV vaccine

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 12:31 in Health & Medicine

Young women who are most at risk of developing cervical cancer are the least likely to be offered the protective HPV jab and to complete the full course when they are, reveals research. These women need to be better targeted to boost the overall uptake of the vaccination program, which was well below the 80% required to make a significant difference to cervical cancer rates during its first three years of operation, say the authors.

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