A Mayo Clinic study shows fewer parents are having their teen daughters vaccinated to protect against the human papillomavirus (HPV), even though physicians are increasingly recommending adolescent vaccinations. Nearly 1 in 5 parents surveyed believe the HPV vaccine is unnecessary, and a growing number are concerned about potential side effects, researchers found. The findings are published in the new issue of the journal Pediatrics.
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Forget about cervical cancer, oropharyngeal cancer has already become the primary HPV induced cancer. At the moment, 1% of the population carry high risk HPV in their oropharynx and 1:250 of these will develop oropharyngeal cancer. If you want your son or daughter to face chemo radiation for cancer treatment, avoid the vaccine, if not please vaccinate your sons and daughters
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