It was a pleasure to meet Peter Baker, Independent Men’s Health Consultant , at the ECCO 2019 European Cancer Summit in Brussels to discuss the HPV Action UK, the successful campaign to achieve gender neutral HPV vaccination in the UK and progress towards establishing a similar campaign at the European level.
Questions
1 Tell us a bit about the work you have been doing in the UK… (0:08)
2. Since its introduction over a decade ago, how much impact has the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine had on the incidence of cervical, oral and other cancers worldwide? (1:05)
How would the gender-neutral vaccination against HPV decrease the spread of HPV and consequent cancers? (2:36)
3. What would be the main benefits of a gender neutral vaccination across Europe? (4:25)
4. What are the prospects for a future total eradication of HPV? (4:52)
5. What are the main obstacles to achieving this goal? (5:13)
Peter Baker has no conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this video.
Filmed in partnership with the European CanCer Organisation at the ECCO 2019 European Cancer Summit in Brussels, Belgium.
