This Vaccine Will Save Lives

Vaccines are among our most effective and reliable weapons to combat disease, as evidenced by the fact that vaccine-preventable disease levels in the U.S. are at or near record lows. One of the most exciting things about this new HPV vaccine is the fact that it will not only  protect people from a highly prevelant infectious disease, but actually protect people from cancer. 

Most cases of cervical cancer are caused by HPV, and the HPV vaccine can prevent 70 percent of all types of cervical cancer. Every year, about 12,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with cervical cancer and almost 4,000 women die from this disease. Worldwide, the American Cancer Society estimates that 274,000 women die every year from cervical cancer. Vaccination can dramaticallly reduce this suffering and the related costs.