The End to Cervical Cancer

Is is now possible to get vaccinated against HPV, the sole cause of cervical cancer. Talk to your healthcare provider about it. Te vaccine is now on the official schedule of vaccination shots for female patients beginning at age 12. It consists of three shots: an initial shot; one two months later; and a third four months after that. According to the CDC, "Approximately 20 million people are currently infected with HPV. At least 50 percent of sexually active men and women acquire genital HPV infection at some point in their lives. By age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital HPV infection. About 6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year."

Protect yourself. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.