{"id":5758,"date":"2026-06-17T10:19:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-east-england\/?p=5758"},"modified":"2026-06-17T10:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:19:58","slug":"what-are-soroptimists-doing-to-tackle-cervical-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-east-england\/2026\/06\/17\/what-are-soroptimists-doing-to-tackle-cervical-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Soroptimists doing to tackle Cervical Cancer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Protecting women also means vaccinating men. The World Health Organisation is clear: we cannot end HPV if we only vaccinate girls.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Soroptimists are raising the alarm as\u00a0 every eligible boy and man should be offered \u2013 and encouraged to take \u2013 this life-saving vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Find out more\u00a0https:\/\/sigbi.org\/what-we-do\/our-work\/health\/cervicalcancer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protecting women also means vaccinating men. 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