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January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month!

Cervical cancer has definitely become more common in recent years, and now with the new HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine, Gardasil, I’ve been getting more and more questions regarding cervical cancer and the vaccine.

Here’s some updated info regarding cervical cancer (from uptodate.com):

There were over 11,000 new diagnoses of cervical cancer in 2008
In the US, Hispanic women [...]

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January 8th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Discussion, Health News & Tips | Leave a comment

What’s the deal with HPV?

Even with all the hype about Gardasil, the new HPV vaccine, I still notice a great lack of education when it comes to this virus, so I thought I’d do a brief cheat sheet.

HPV, or Human Papillomavirus, is the virus that causes genital warts, and has potential to cause cervical cancer
This virus has nothing to do [...]

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January 23rd, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Discussion, Health News & Tips | 2 comments