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Efficacy of HPV vaccine in boys and men
Although the Human Papilloma Virus or HPV vaccine is recommended for girls and women to prevent and reduce the risk of genital warts and cervical cancer, it is unknown how well it works on the other half of the population, that is boys and men. Data, presented at the European Research Organization on Genital Infection…
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Human papilloma virus vaccination recommendations
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommended this week that all Canadian girls and women aged 9 to 26 should be routinely vaccinated to protect them against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer. The vaccine is only the second anti-cancer vaccine developed, the other being the Hepatitis B vaccine. What…