{"id":4600,"date":"2026-02-23T11:53:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cambridge\/?p=4600"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:08:15","slug":"4-march-2026-hpv-awareness-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cambridge\/2026\/02\/23\/4-march-2026-hpv-awareness-day\/","title":{"rendered":"4 March 2026 &#8211; HPV Awareness Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cambridge\/files\/2026\/02\/HPV_Awareness_Day_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4602 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cambridge\/files\/2026\/02\/HPV_Awareness_Day_2-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cambridge\/files\/2026\/02\/HPV_Awareness_Day_2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cambridge\/files\/2026\/02\/HPV_Awareness_Day_2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cambridge\/files\/2026\/02\/HPV_Awareness_Day_2.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Protecting women also means vaccinating men.<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organisation is clear: we cannot end HPV if we only vaccinate girls. HPV doesn\u2019t just cause cervical cancer. It\u2019s also responsible for throat, mouth, anal and penile cancers in men. Men can carry and pass on HPV even without symptoms \u2013 making female-only vaccination programmes incomplete. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cambridge\/files\/2026\/02\/HPV_Vaccine_Article_17022026.pdf\">here<\/a> to read more about the importance of this vaccine for men.<\/p>\n<p>Soroptimists are raising the alarm: every eligible boy and man should be offered \u2013 and encouraged to take \u2013 this life-saving vaccine. Find out more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/what-we-do\/our-work\/health\/cervicalcancer\">https:\/\/sigbi.org\/what-we-do\/our-work\/health\/cervicalcancer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protecting women also means vaccinating men. 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