Around six women in Scotland are diagnosed with cervical cancer every week, but the HPV vaccination programme is bringing us closer to eliminating the disease altogether.
Experts say we’re on track, but uptake in schools—both for girls and for boys—remains crucial to prevent not just cervical cancer but other cancers too.
Mum-of-two Clare, a cervical cancer survivor from Renfrew, knows the stakes all too well.
Having missed out on the vaccine herself, her children will now benefit from the programme.
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