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January 14, 2020
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12 important updates for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

12 important updates for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month is observed every January.

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December 10, 2019
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Expanding HPV vaccination to age 45 years not as cost-effective as current strategy

Expanding HPV vaccination to age 45 years not as cost-effective as current strategy

Expanding the current HPV vaccination program in the United States to include men and women up to age 45 years may only produce small additional benefits and is not nearly as cost-effective as it is among younger age groups, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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September 10, 2019
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HPV vaccine offers herd protection against oral HPV in men

An increase in female HPV vaccination in the United States appears to have provided unvaccinated men aged 18 to 59 years herd protection against vaccine-type oral HPV infections, according to findings published today in JAMA. No such herd protection was recorded among unvaccinated women.

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August 22, 2019
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CDC: Vaccine could have prevented 92% of HPV cancers

CDC: Vaccine could have prevented 92% of HPV cancers

CDC data showed that most of the estimated 34,800 cancers yearly attributed to HPV annually between 2012 and 2016 could have been prevented if the patient had received the 9-valent HPV vaccine.

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March 19, 2013
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Concerns arise about HPV vaccine, infertility in males

Some parents of adolescent boys are concerned about infertility as an adverse effect of the HPV vaccine, which may contribute to low vaccination rates in males, according to a paper presented at the 2013 Meeting of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine.

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