Cervical cancer vaccine

A food and drug administration advisory panel unanimously approved the
immunization called gardasil . It targets hpv which is a sexually
transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer. If granted final
approval, gardasil would become the first vaccine designed to prevent a
specific cancer. The maker of the drug believes it could cut by more
than two-thirds the number of deaths around the world. Cervical cancer
is blamed for killing nearly four-thousand american women a year. Check
out this video about cervical cancer vaccine:
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Relevant Pages

  • Promoting Gardasil
    ... In 2006, for example, despite sparse data to support its safety and effectiveness, Merck introduced and aggressively marketed Gardasil, a new vaccine designed to protect girls and young women from cancer-causing strains of the human papillomavirus. ... Thus far, the vaccine has been successful in preventing HPV infections that precede cervical cancer, but since this type of cancer takes years to develop, only time will tell whether Gardasil protects against cervical cancer itself. ...
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  • Gardasil may prevent up to 70% of cervical cancer
    ... Gardasil may prevent up to 70% of cervical cancer ... University of Washington. ...
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