Be cervical cancer-proof with HPV vaccine

Hyderabad | Thursday | 18th July, 2019

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Kakoli Mukherjee ByExpress News ServiceHYDERABAD: Widespread immunisation with HPV vaccines can reduce or even eliminate the impact of cervical and other cancersWhat is HPV vaccine? “Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the virus that is responsible for around 99% cases of cervical cancer. What are the types of HPV vaccine available in India? If the HPV vaccine schedule is interrupted, the vaccine series need not to be restarted. As per the records, over 96,000 new cases of cervical cancer have been registered last year with around 60,000 casualties..