Quick facts The HPV vaccine is safe and effective cervical cancer preventionHPV vaccination of girls prevents cervical cancer by preventing the common HPV infections that cause cancer. The vaccine prevents infection by the 2 high-risk types of HPV that cause 70% of cervical cancers (type 16 and 18)The HPV vaccine works like other vaccinations – triggering...

Cervical cancer screening is an essential part of a woman’s routine health care. Nearly all cases of cervical cancer are caused by infection with sexually transmitted oncogenic, or high-risk, types of human papillomavirus, or HPV 16 and 18. The primary goal of screening is to identify precancerous lesions caused by HPV so they can be...