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A vaccine to reduce the risk of cancer is to be offered to homosexual men in England in a pilot scheme starting in June.
The jab protects against human papillomavirus, which increases the risk of oral, anal and penile cancers.
It has been offered to school-age girls, to protect them from cervical cancer, since 2008.
However, there have been repeated calls for the vaccine to be given to all boys as well.
In November 2015, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) - which advises all UK governments - called for the HPV jab to be offered to gay men up to the age of 45.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36388051
The jab protects against human papillomavirus, which increases the risk of oral, anal and penile cancers.
It has been offered to school-age girls, to protect them from cervical cancer, since 2008.
However, there have been repeated calls for the vaccine to be given to all boys as well.
In November 2015, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) - which advises all UK governments - called for the HPV jab to be offered to gay men up to the age of 45.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36388051
