Dad says HPV vaccine might have saved daughter

The family of a 25-year-old who died from cervical cancer after contracting human papillomavirus in 2012 have urged parents to get their children vaccinated.

Wayne Griffiths, from Talbot Green, Rhondda Cynon Taf, said his daughter Rhian may still be alive had the vaccine been available when she was a child.

HPV is a common group of viruses which can cause cancer and is estimated to infect 8 out of 10 people at some point in their lives, according to Public Health Wales (PHW).

In schools across Wales the HPV vaccine is being offered to all Year 8 pupils and to those who may have previously missed their vaccination.