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HPV Vaccine Is Helpful, but Not Perfect
Recent years have seen major improvements in cancer prevention, including the HPV vaccines Cervarix and Gardasil. These two vaccines are designed to protect you against the most notorious high-risk HPV strains linked to cervical cancer, and each is given through three injections over a course of six months.
But since there are so many HPV viruses that can lead to cancerous growth, no single vaccine will completely protect you from cervical cancer. Even if you’ve been vaccinated against HPV, you will still need periodic Pap tests to ensure no abnormal changes have a chance to develop.
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Foundation for Women’s Cancer (Cervical Cancer)American Cancer Society (What are the key statistics about cervical cancer?)MedicineNet (Cervical Cancer Facts)Screening for Life (Cervical Cancer Myths and Facts)Mayo Clinic (Cervical Cancer Risk Factors)Related Search Topics
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