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To: doc30
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/cervical/

Definition of cervical cancer: Cancer that forms in tissues of the cervix (the organ connecting the uterus and vagina). It is usually a slow-growing cancer that may not have symptoms but can be found with regular Pap tests (a procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix and looked at under a microscope).

Regular pap tests would probably go a lot further. It would catch those in the pre-cancerous stage when it is much more treatable, as opposed to forcibly vaccinating millions of girls against something they stand very little risk of developing, with who knows what long terms side effects, not to mention the loss of personal freedom.

550 posted on 02/03/2007 10:04:07 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom
Regular pap tests would probably go a lot further. It would catch those in the pre-cancerous stage when it is much more treatable, as opposed to forcibly vaccinating millions of girls against something they stand very little risk of developing, with who knows what long terms side effects, not to mention the loss of personal freedom.

It easier to provide a vaccine and not develp the precancerous stage at all. And out of 10 million girls, 8 million WILL get HPV. And if yopu don't want your daughter to be vaccinated against something she will likely get, you can. Public health laws differ on your opinion on freedom in this case.

551 posted on 02/03/2007 10:11:33 PM PST by doc30 (Democrats are to morals what an Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
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