 Hello, I am Dr. Poonam Patil working as Medical Oncologist in Manipal Hospital here in Bangalore. Now there is no vaccine as such directly which will reduce the incidence of cervix cancer but it is based on the knowledge that we have that human papillomavirus infections can lead to cervical cancer. So we have a vaccine against the human papillomavirus infections. So this vaccine basically gives us immunity against the HPV viruses that could cause cervix cancer or even something known as genital warts. So there are two types of HPV virus vaccines that are available in India and it is taken over a three dose, it's a three dose shot taken over six months. There's one dose to be given at the day zero. The second dose is given one to two months after the first one and the third dose is taken six months after the first one. So it's a three dose schedule and this is generally it is given to pre-teen children, boys and girls in US, 11 to 12 years of age. But women also, girls and women between 13 to 26 years of age, it can also be given and it is necessary that it is given before 26 years of age. It's not that after 26 years of age the vaccine may not have any benefit. There may be benefit but the benefit would be reduced because afterwards most of the women are exposed to some human papillomavirus infection at some time in their life. So the vaccine may not be very beneficial after 26 years of age when they have already been exposed to the virus. So the benefit is maximum when it is given before the exposure occurs.