Gardasil may prevent up to 70% of cervical cancer

Gardasil may prevent up to 70% of cervical cancer
world wide according to Professor LauraKoutsky of
University of Washington.

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  • Promoting Gardasil
    ... In 2006, for example, despite sparse data to support its safety and effectiveness, Merck introduced and aggressively marketed Gardasil, a new vaccine designed to protect girls and young women from cancer-causing strains of the human papillomavirus. ... Thus far, the vaccine has been successful in preventing HPV infections that precede cervical cancer, but since this type of cancer takes years to develop, only time will tell whether Gardasil protects against cervical cancer itself. ...
    (soc.retirement)
  • Cervical cancer vaccine
    ... A food and drug administration advisory panel unanimously approved the ... immunization called gardasil. ... transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer. ...
    (sci.med)