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HPV vaccine linked to sharp decline in precancerous lesions among young women

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is having a huge impact on cervical cancer prevention among young women, a U.S. government report published Thursday suggests.

Why it matters: The CDC report shows that rates of precancerous lesions among women aged 20-24 screened for cervical cancer dropped by about 80% from 2008 to 2022. The report comes just days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — who once called the HPV vaccine "dangerous and defective" — was confirmed as health and human services secretary.

#HPV #vaccine #cervicalcancer
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Certified medical assistant Karla Huerta holds needles full of the HPV vaccination drug Gardasil before administering them to children at Amistad Community Health Center in Corpus Christi, Texas on Friday May 27, 2016.
Axios · HPV vaccine linked to sharp decline in precancerous lesions among young womenBy Rebecca Falconer
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“Mississippi, a state known for its rich culture and strong heritage, also faces some of the nation’s most glaring health disparities. Among them is the inequity in cervical-cancer prevention and treatment, which is often shaped by racism and systemic discrimination in health care,” writes Barbara Rose Brooks for @msfreepress. The solutions: Investments in community health clinics and cultural competency training, which would allow all Mississippians equal access to preventative health care.

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Mississippi Free Press · Opinion | Cervical Cancer Claims Black Women’s Lives at Disproportionate Rates Due to Inequity of CareBy Barbara Rose Brooks
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Africa: Plan to End Cervical Cancer in Africa By 2030: [Africa CDC] Researchers led by the Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) will establish three Centers of Excellence in Rwanda, Morocco, and Zambia to gather evidence and accelerate efforts to end cervical cancer in Africa by 2030. This decision was made during a consultative meeting on cervical cancer elimination, held from… newsfeed.facilit8.network/THwg #CervicalCancer #AfricaCDC #EndCervicalCancer #CancerAwareness #HealthForAll

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#Health Panel Endorses New Option for Cervical #CancerScreening
Doctors routinely advise that #women undergoing screening for cervical #cancer receive Pap smears every three years beginning at age 21. Beginning at age 30 patients may go to a doctor’s office and collect their own sample to be tested for #HPV, the infection that causes most cases of #cervicalcancer, according to new guidelines issued on Tuesday by a national health services panel.
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The recommendations include continuing with Pap tests every three years, or a combined Pap smear and HPV test every five years for those over the age of 30.
The New York Times · Health Panel Endorses New Option for Cervical Cancer ScreeningBy Roni Caryn Rabin
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#CervicalCancer deaths in young women plummet after introduction of HPV vaccine, finds study medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11 “"We observed a substantial reduction in mortality—a 62% drop in cervical cancer deaths over the last decade, likely due to #HPVvaccination,"

"There has been a decline in HPV vaccination post COVID-19 in the most recent generation of U.S. adolescents. This is troubling as a decline in vaccination uptake would potentially lead to smaller gains,"

Medical Xpress · Cervical cancer deaths in young women plummet after introduction of HPV vaccine, finds studyBy Leslie Cantu
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