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January is Cervical Health Awareness Month – Protect your Patients with HPV Vaccine
Every year, approximately 36,500 people are diagnosed with a cancer caused by the human papillomavirus, known as HPV. Cervical cancer is one of six types of cancer caused by HPV. HPV causes approximately 12,200 cases of cervical cancer in the United States every year. The HPV vaccine is the best and most effective way to protect patients from all HPV-attributable cancers, including cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine is recommended at ages 11-12, but the vaccine can be given at age 9 and up through age 45. Widespread HPV vaccination has the potential to reduce cervical cancer incidence worldwide by as much as 90%. Protect your patients with HPV vaccine!
Alyssa Strouse, MDHHS Immunization