Federal advisers back cervical cancer vaccine
Cancer is a debilitating physical illness, but it also has a devastating impact on a person’s emotional health and well-being. Among women with cancer, cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer. If a woman gets this diagnosis, it can be the worst day of her life.
New hope comes to women in the form of a vaccine that appears to prevent this form of cancer in most women.
Merck’s vaccine can prevent 100 percent of infections for the two strains of human papillomavirus that later cause 70 percent of cervical cancers for women inoculated before they begin having sex. It is much less effective for women already infected with the virus.
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“Vaccine for Cervical Cancer One Step Closer”
Professor Ian Frazer has been awarded the Australian
of the year for his research which led to the development
of this vaccine. Just a plug for Australia and it’s
position in the field of research!
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