Cervical Cancer Vaccine Presented for 1st Time in Bulgaria

Society | February 12, 2007, Monday // 00:00
Bulgaria: Cervical Cancer Vaccine Presented for 1st Time in Bulgaria Blaga Parvanova, daughter of Bulgarian MEP Antonia PArvanova was the first to be vaccinated against cervical cancer. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)

Bulgaria's National Centre for Infectious Diseases presented Monday the first in the world vaccine for prophylaxis of cervical cancer.

Doctors from the centre injected the first vaccines to young women aged between 16 and 25.

Specialists in the area of epidemiology and infectious diseases, as well as the creators of the vaccine attended the event.

Data on cervical cancer in Bulgaria and Europe was presented. According to researchers this illness is the second reason for death among young women. The fisrt is breast cancer.

The cancer of the cervix was believed to be caused by sexually transmitted infections, but the culprit remained hidden until 2 decades ago, when scientists isolated human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA from cervical tumours. That discovery is now paying dividends. In the Nov. 21 New England Journal of Medicine, a team of U.S. scientists reports that new vaccine protects women from long-term viral infections that can lead to cervical cancer.

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