HHH1207 Research Methods & the Use Of Evidence in Professional Practice. Sarah J. Clegg UO671752 February 2011 4323Words Name Sarah J. Clegg Number U0671752 Course HHH1207 Research methods and the Use of Evidence in Professional Practice. (BSc Hons Professional Studies) Date February 2011 Introduction (About 1‚000 words) An awareness of resources for evidence based practice is demonstrated. An explanation of the rationale for the choice of the topic
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referred to as HPV‚ was first linked to cervical cancer by epidemiologists in the late 1990’s (Hariri‚ 2014). Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women with 528‚000 new cases diagnosed worldwide in 2012 (CDC‚ 2015). HPV provided medical scientist the opportunity to develop a vaccine to fight against humanity’s greatest enemy-cancer. Harald Zur Hausen received a Nobel Prize for his work linking HPV to cancer (Brody‚ 2012). Gardasil and Cervarix is the first vaccine developed for cancer
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There is a vaccine available to help prevent cervical cancer from developing. Treatment options are also available for women who are unfortunate enough to get it.The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the sexually transmitted infection that is known to be the main cause of cervical cancer. HPV is a non-enveloped double stranded DNA virus that can be grouped into group one of the Baltimore Classification
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Factors that influence decision to take the vaccine 3.3.1 Need for more information 3.3.2. Presence of unknown side-effects 3.3.3 Necessity versus Urgency of the vaccine 3.4 The preferred media for HPV and the vaccine 3.4.1 TV/ radio 3.4.2 Public campaigns/school 3.5 Conclusion 9 9 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 20 5 5 5 7 7 8 3 4 4 4 Page Chapter 4 :Conclusion Reference List Appendix I : Survey on the Attitude of Females in Singapore towards Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Appendix II : Survey Results 21 23
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Perry decided to make a mandate on the vaccine for HPV. The vaccine was to be given to young girls starting at age 11-12. Michele Bachmann believed that this was very wrong. She argued that young girls should have the choice to take theses vaccinations‚ as the vaccine can lead to horrible side effects. Rick Perry‚ argued that he did everything out of the respect for life‚ and prolonging it. Michelle Bachmann believes he used his push for mandates on the vaccine as a way to make money. I think the
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HW- Gardasil Gardasil is a vaccine for the prevention of genital warts and cervical cancer caused by certain types of human papillomar virus (HPV). It was developed as the result of more than twenty-five years of research by various universities and institutes. However‚ it was Georgetown University medical center that was awarded the dominant patent. In 1995‚ Merck entered into a licensed agreement and collaboration to hold the rights to market Gardisil in all countries accept Australia and New
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Merck: Pricing Gardasil Merck & Co. has developed a brand-new vaccine called Gardasil. Gardasil is the first vaccine in the world that helps prevent the cervical cancer and HPV. Allison Watkins‚ senior director of Merck’s Vaccines Division‚ is faced with the decision of determining the price of Gardasil. An outside consulting firm had suggested a price of $120 per dose‚ or $360 per person. Watkins needs to make the final decision and apparently that she does not accept with that price. The best
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Mandating the HPV Vaccination: A Controversial Debate Background: The Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the virus responsible for cervical cancer. It is one the most common viral sexually transmitted infections. A vaccine was approved in 2006 that is effective in preventing the types of HPV responsible for 70% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts. Proposals for routine and mandatory HPV vaccination of girls have become sources of controversy for parents of school-aged youth‚ legislators‚ members
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Gardasil: A Controversial Vaccine for Cancer? When you ask people to think of causes of cancer‚ there are a few things that most will say. The most common thoughts to hear include genetics and heredity sources‚ lifestyle choices like tanning or smoking‚ and just plain random chance. One cause that most people won’t think of‚ however‚ is STDs. Sexually transmitted diseases come with a host of problems‚ but usually cancer isn’t one that is attributed. Certain types of cervical and other
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as HPV‚ has been increasing. Even though HPV has been the subject of talk shows and school health lectures‚ at least 20 million Americans a year get infected with this virus. According to the Center for Disease Control‚ out of the 20 million Americans suffering from HPV each year‚ at least 33‚300 cancer cases first root from HPV ("HPV-Associated Cancers Statistics‚” par.1). These alarming statistics prompted Merck to release the first vaccine that could protect against the transmission of HPV in
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