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There are currently 20 million Americans infected with the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). A sexually transmitted disease, HPV is not particularly serious in and of itself. Its danger comes from the cervical cancer it can cause in women, which has led to the introduction of a vaccine—Gardasil??that is widely prescribed for young women. Yet everyone would benefit if all children were vaccinated, males included.The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that cervical cancer is the second largest cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide—a vaccine that can help to prevent...
...smear; medical follow-up can ensure that pre-cancerous changes do not develop into actual cancer. Nevertheless, despite the potential for prevention, each year about 14,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and more than 3,900 women die of the disease. The new vaccine Gardasil??for women only—protects against four strains of HPV that together are responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancers and 90 percent of genital warts. In order for it to be effective, it must be administered before a woman has been exposed to the disease; ideally, before she becomes...
...cost,” Rosenthal wrote. There are over 120 different strains of HPV, but the four that Gardasil fends off are responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancer cases and 90 percent of genital warts infections. According to the website of Merck & Co., Inc.—Gardasil??s manufacturer—testing found the vaccine to be 100 percent effective in preventing high-grade cervical pre-cancers and non-invasive cervical cancers associated with HPV type 16 and 18 infections. But the cost of the injection series, each priced at $154 by UHS and not covered...
...treatment, however, is a bit pricey. The vaccine consists of three separate shots administered over six months and costs about $360, a price that is a reach for many U.S. families and an impossibility for most in developing nations. While Merck, Gardasil??s manufacturer, has stated that it is committed to providing Gardasil to the developing world and is working with the Gates Foundation to do so, it remains to be seen if and how this will be done, as many other vaccination programs for the impoverished have faltered. (In the United States, Gardasil is included...
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