Dec 10, 2024 08:02 PM
(This post was last modified: Dec 11, 2024 04:46 PM by C C.)
Parody Alcove: What to do in an era where the population distrusts vaccines? Certainly, the medical authorities can't go against one of the sacred totems of 1960s sexual revolution ideology, and recommend cutting back significantly on concurrent multiple sex partners or even serial monogamy (linear promiscuity).
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Americans are uninformed about and undervaccinated for HPV
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1067256
INTRO: The human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection, accounts for 70% of all throat cancers, according to the National Cancer Institute. While commonly associated with cervical cancer, throat cancer is now the most common type of HPV-related cancer.
However, the majority of American adults are unaware that HPV can cause throat cancer and are not taking advantage of the one proven method for prevention — the HPV vaccine.
These are the conclusions of two recent studies from the USC Head and Neck Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC and the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, that examined public knowledge of the link between HPV and throat cancer and HPV vaccination rates among adults, respectively.
The research suggests that less than one-third of Americans associate HPV with throat cancer and less than 7% of adults eligible for the vaccine have completed the full course of the HPV vaccine, which is three doses for adults.
“This data is very worrisome because knowledge is the first step toward disease prevention,” said Daniel Kwon, MD, a head and neck surgeon with Keck Medicine and lead author of a study examining trends in HPV vaccination rates for adults. “The public is missing crucial information about the link between throat cancer and HPV, as well as the fact that vaccines may prevent HPV-related throat cancer.”
Each year, some 43 million Americans are infected with HPV, and most sexually active adults will contract HPV at some time in their lives. Most HPV infections are asymptomatic and resolve on their own. However, in some cases, the infection can lead to cancer, including throat cancer... (MORE - more details)
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Americans are uninformed about and undervaccinated for HPV
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1067256
INTRO: The human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection, accounts for 70% of all throat cancers, according to the National Cancer Institute. While commonly associated with cervical cancer, throat cancer is now the most common type of HPV-related cancer.
However, the majority of American adults are unaware that HPV can cause throat cancer and are not taking advantage of the one proven method for prevention — the HPV vaccine.
These are the conclusions of two recent studies from the USC Head and Neck Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC and the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, that examined public knowledge of the link between HPV and throat cancer and HPV vaccination rates among adults, respectively.
The research suggests that less than one-third of Americans associate HPV with throat cancer and less than 7% of adults eligible for the vaccine have completed the full course of the HPV vaccine, which is three doses for adults.
“This data is very worrisome because knowledge is the first step toward disease prevention,” said Daniel Kwon, MD, a head and neck surgeon with Keck Medicine and lead author of a study examining trends in HPV vaccination rates for adults. “The public is missing crucial information about the link between throat cancer and HPV, as well as the fact that vaccines may prevent HPV-related throat cancer.”
Each year, some 43 million Americans are infected with HPV, and most sexually active adults will contract HPV at some time in their lives. Most HPV infections are asymptomatic and resolve on their own. However, in some cases, the infection can lead to cancer, including throat cancer... (MORE - more details)