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To: ahayes
There is no reason to vaccinate every female in the US. Half of the women who die have NEVER had a Pap. Do you REALLY think they'd get a SERIES of vaccinations? Not likely.

From the CDC report in post 228.

Cervical cancer is an uncommon consequence of HPV in women, especially if they are screened for cancer regularly with Pap tests and have appropriate followup of abnormalities

Because genital HPV infection is most common in men and women who have had multiple sex partners, abstaining from sexual activity is the surest way to prevent infection.

Most infections cause no clinical problems and go away on their own.


246 posted on 06/26/2007 8:29:55 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

What’s your beef? I think the vaccine should be available for women to use if they like. You think it should not be available because of apparent fear of the unknown (it might turn them green/make their hair fall out/cause their noses to swell—it’s just too soon!!) no matter what others might want.

Your pointing out repeatedly that cervical cancer, like most cancers, is rare is not going to convince me that the vaccine should not be available when it definitely has the capacity to save lives, and save people lots of worry and money as well.


248 posted on 06/26/2007 8:34:42 AM PDT by ahayes ("Impenetrability! That's what I say!")
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