The new cancer shot for women?? Y do we have to get it??
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The vaccine is Gardasil
1) you get 3 total shots, the first, another 3 months later, and the final one in another 3 months
2)you do not HAVE to get it, there is no law or rule that requires anyone to get this vaccine
3)Gardasil is a vaccine against HPV (human papilloma virus), a virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer as well as genital warts and thus is reccomended for any woman between the ages of 9 and 26
Hi! This is a very effective way to fight cervical cancer in all women. Most active teenagers and young adults who have an active sex life can/have been exposed to HPV. If you have multiple partners you are having sex with each of their partners as well so the risk is VERY high to get it. The vaccine reduces but not totally prevent cancer, but it will help. Speak to your doctor ASAP if you are sexually active and get the proper information and the shot. Each vaccine varies and it depends what Country you are in how many shots is recommended and if you are already exposed and have HPV. Follow the course of treatment you doctor recommends for you as soon as you can. This could save your life. Cervical cancer kills and even if you survive it, can leave you infertile and at risk for other cancers as well. Please take care of you and tell your friends! Marie
This is called "gardasil."
You should not call it a "cancer shot" because that makes it sounds like it is a cure-all for cancer (or even more specifically, cervical cancer) and it isn't.
Gardasil prevents four different forms of sexually transmitted HPV (out of over 30 sexually transmitted, over 100 transmitted in other ways)**. These four are some of the most common, two of which cause genital warts and two of which are known to creating a higher risk of cervical cancer. It is NOT a sure fire protection against cervical cancer.
Gardasil is 3 injections over 6 months and most insurance companies cover it, otherwise it's about $150 +/- per shot. Talk to your doctor or nurse practitioner about the vaccine, they will be able to tell you if it is right for you.
** HPV is very, very common with 80% of all sexually active women testing positive for it - not including those who don't get pap tests and not including those who don't know because their form of HPV doesn't change the cells on their cervix so they never have an abnormal pap.
You don't HAVE to get it. If you have been in a monogamous relationship and continue that way, then you really needn't worry about it. The HPV vaccine prevents a cervical cancer that is caused HPV, which is a sexually transmitted disease. It doesn't prevent ALL forms of cervical cancer.
HELLO YOU DONT HAVE TO GET IT. It fights Cervical Cancer. However if you have it already you DONT NEED TO GET THE SHOT YOU $hit outta luck it wont help you.
Hi horse luver, please look article: http://www.askedweb.com/askedweb/vaccine...
the recently launched HPV vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer.
The newly introduced HPV vaccine (Gardasil®) protects against subtypes 6, 11, 16 and 18 of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), a third of which are sexually transmitted. These as shown from article, are responsible for the vast majority of genital warts and cervical cancer cases. What’s more, studies have shown the vaccine to be almost 100% effective in preventing cervical cancer and other diseases, including dysplasia (pre-cancer) of the cervix, vulva and vagina, and genital warts, caused by the four HPV strains . That is so if given to girls and women who have not been exposed to the virus. With that logic, it has been recommended that it be made available to girls and young women from the age of 9 to 26 years. With universal coverage, such a program has the potential of dramatically cutting down the rate of cervical cancer and save millions of lives.
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