Researchers have found a steep drop in deaths from cervical cancer, all thanks to the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine.American women aged under 25 between 2016 and 2021—who were the first cohort of people to be given the HPV vaccine during their teen years—have a much lower rate of cervical cancer mortality than those in previous years,

"The HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer by protecting against the high-risk HPV types," cancer researcher Ashish A. Deshmukh said.