If you have a young daughter, you would do anything to ensure her safety. The FDA has already approved one HPV vaccine, Gardasil, believing that the vaccine could potentially save young women’s lives by preventing cervical cancer. However, some parents have hesitated to give their daughters the vaccine, questioning its safety and effectiveness. Can the HPV vaccine really save lives, or does it pose a high dosage risk?
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.
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