I seriously doubt this woman or her co-researchers have anything to do with the medical researchers who developed the life-saving HPV vaccine. Dr. Liu doesn't even have a degree in a medical science.
FYI, over 99% of all cervical cancer and dysplasia cases are caused by HPV. So are several other cancers. It's important to give the vaccine prior to sexual activity, and it saves so much pain and suffering later on that it is a very good investment.
So give it to them at 18, if they want it.
The problem is the author of the study chose to express her opinion, even though her opinion was not based on the research. What would happen to a another whom might of had the opposite opinion which leaned towards more of a direct cause of behavior? He/or she would no longer find work and be slandered.
As for the statistics you cited, the truth is over 90 percent of HPV viruses resolve themselves within 2 years. The vaccine has some very bad side effects that are now coming to bear. In addition viruses are in a constant state of change. A vaccine today, most likely will not have effect on the same virus next year. Not to mention, there my be better ways, which are many times safer and provide protection for the whole body, while not disrupting its natural defenses and ecology. Lastly, if you are going to take a position as to forcefully vaccinate the young for HPV, why leave out the cause and effect consequences of homosexual behavior, and chalk it up to non-acceptance? Doesn't sound too scientific to me. Most, if not all of us average folk, do not understand viruses. We are just told what they cause. Heck, most science still does not understand them. Atleast, organizations such as, the CDC should be obligated to give a bit of education to the public about how viruses behave regardless of outcome, along with their "questionable" statistics, so we can take more control of our own health and not allow us to blindly be pursuaded into getting a vaccine that could be very dangerous, while providing us very little protection. Come to think of it, maybe that is their M.O. Below is a source that exposes the truth about viruses and a better way to protect us from them.
http://www.totalityofbeing.com/FramelessPages/Articles/FightingViruses.htm