Human Papillomavirus Vaccination ____________________________________________________________ ____________ Policy Memorandum To: Federal Legislator From: Subject: Mandating that all school aged females should receive a vaccination against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Date: March 1‚ 2011 Introduction: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claim that the Human papillomavirus (HPV) infects approximately 20 million people in the United States with 6.2 million new
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Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers‚ yet still remains the world’s third leading cancer killer in woman. All women are at risk for cervical cancer‚ and there is a higher occurrence in women over age thirty. Prevalence is much higher in countries with poor healthcare and poor economics in comparison to the United States. Research has been done and shows there is a genetic link for cervical cancer. Genetic testing can be beneficial at further assessing a women’s
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Background of the Case The Centers for Disease Control issued a recommendation on June 29‚ 2006 that a new vaccine for the human papillomavirus be given to girls around the age of eleven to twelve to prevent this disease that was affecting nearly half of the United States population. The HPV vaccination was said to be most effective before there was any sexual activity with the girl‚ and that it would prevent about 75 percent of the 27‚900 cases of cervical‚ vulvar‚ vaginal‚ anal‚ penile‚ and head
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection that is the cause of over 600‚000 worldwide cases of cancer and over 20‚000 anal‚ cervical‚ oropharyngeal‚ penile‚ vaginal‚ and vulvar cancers in the United States. However‚ these medical issues can be prevented by the one of three HPV vaccines licensed by the Food and Drug Administration. (Palmer‚ et al 2015) Studies also show that practicing safe sex and limiting sexual partners reduces the risk factors for contracting HPV. (Chan
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Title: Parental Knowledge on noncompliance to Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Adolescents in Chicago Background: According to CDC‚ based on 2008 to 2012 data‚ Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) causes about 30‚700 cancers per year. It causes more than 90% of cervical and anal cancers‚ around 70% of vaginal and vulvar cancer‚ more than 60% of penile cancer and more than 70% of oropharyngeal cancer. Among them‚ majority (>70%) has been linked to HPV 16/18‚ which can be prevented by bivalent‚ quadrivalent
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HPV should the HPV vaccination be compulsory The Human Papillomavirus also known as HPV infects 75-80% of sexually-active adults before they turn 50. HPV can have terrible side effects like genital wards‚ but it also leads to cancer. You may think the chance of your child getting this is very slim‚ but in Australia every year 21‚300 females are diagnosed with cancer caused by HPV. HPV is most common in woman aged 20-24. The Australian government if offering all school girls aged 12-13 the opportunity
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Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer Many women do not take breast cancer or cervical cancer serious‚ by getting screened‚ until the disease has begun to develop or has spread. Cervical cancer use to be the main cause of deaths caused by cancer for women‚ but over the past forty or fifty years‚ the number of cases of cervical cancer and the number of deaths from this disease has decreased significantly‚ leaving another horrible disease in its place. Now breast cancer is the second major cause of
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testing specificity comparable to that of cytological testing in primary cervical cancer screening? Results of a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Pileggi C1‚ Flotta D‚ Bianco A‚ Nobile CG‚ Pavia M. Author information Abstract Human-papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing has been proposed as an alternative to primary cervical cancer screening using cytological testing. Review of the evidence shows that available data are conflicting for some aspects. The overall goal of the study is to update
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Brandi Norman Title: HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience on why all of them should get the HPV vaccine. Central Idea: That both genders should by well persuaded to get the vaccine knowing how common it is‚ how you get it‚ and how to prevent it. Introduction: I. Sex‚ everyone has it and everyone likes it. It can only stay this way unless everyone protects their self in advance as well as during. A. I’m sure most‚ if not everyone‚ in here has had sexual
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Need to Know About HPV: Millions of Women come into contact with HPV every year- Learn what to you’re dealing with now. By: National Woman’s Heath Resource Center Article Rating: Fair Chances are you have at least came into contact with the human papilliomavirus and had no clue you did. Most adults have whom are sexually active have been exposed to HPV‚ with as many as 20 million estimated Americans to be infected with the strains that cause genital warts. The good news‚ most cases have no
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