Campaigners say the jab - which 12 and 13-year-old girls get to immunise them against Human Papilloma Virus - would be "hugely beneficial" to boys as well. HPV Action say the virus - which can be sexually transmitted - is responsible for 5% of all cancers worldwide.
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See AllFive brave men are attempting to traverse the Mediterranean to complete 320km of the Noman Challenge, raising funds to fight HPV. Their mission is simple, the execution of it less so. In late July, fi
The start of the new school year comes with the news that boys aged 12 and 13 will for the first time, be offered an HPV vaccination
More than 100,000 cases of cancer will be prevented under plans to give boys the HPV jab as well as girls, health officials have said. Peter Baker, campaign director for HPV Action, said: "We made the