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S3E9: How Studying Women Led to an Effective Vaccine for Cancers with Dr. Gina Ogilvie

Episode Summary

Dr. Gina Ogilvie, clinician-scientist, global women’s health leader, and Professor at the University of British Columbia, joins us on this episode to discuss HPV vaccination and the future of cervical cancer screening. She explains how HPV causes cancer, why vaccination is such an effective prevention tool, and how self-collected HPV testing is expanding access and equity in Canada and around the world. Dr. Ogilvie also talks about vaccine hesitancy, global health disparities, and the long game of turning scientific evidence into policy.