Australia may become the first country in the world to eliminate Cervical Cancer

Australia is set to become the first country to wipe out the killer disease through vaccination and screening.

a girl receiving one of the human papillomavirus vaccine which is to be given to girls aged 12 to 13 help protect against cervical cancer from next September. The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine programme has led to significant reductions

Source: AAP Image/Sanofi Pasteur MSD/PA Wire

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#CervicalCancer breakthrough: Australia is set to become the first country to wipe out the killer disease through vaccination and screening. #BeChamp #beatNCDs https://t.co/nKhUQjsurZ

— BeChamp (@BeChampKE) October 6, 2018

Australia's #HPVvaccine program could ELIMINATE #CervicalCancer in a decade! 💥 #HPV #WomensHealth #parenting pic.twitter.com/NgmZT6Bh7D

— #DigitalHealth 🌐 (@HealthcareLdr) October 10, 2018

Could #Australia become the first country to eliminate #cervicalcancer within the next 20 years if high-coverage #HPV vaccination and screening is maintained? New modelling study @TheLancetPH #IPVC2018 https://t.co/uNpzYLxkJQ pic.twitter.com/eQYfgVNsaP

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) October 3, 2018

#Australia May become the first country in the world to eliminate #CervicalCancer. In another two decades https://t.co/oEJXkKBSQ6

— MediBulletin (@MediBulletin) October 10, 2018

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Published 16 October 2018 5:19pm

By Stefano Grassia

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