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To: FormerACLUmember

Gardasil doesn’t even work against all HPVs, how will it protect against other cancers?


139 posted on 02/16/2009 10:25:01 AM PST by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ
Gardasil doesn’t even work against all HPVs, how will it protect against other cancers?

Gardasil protects against HPV types 16 and 18, which cause 70% of all cervical cancers, which is pretty good but not yet perfect. It also protects against types 6 and 11 which don't cause cancer but do cause 90% of genital warts. There are over 300,000 physician office visits a year in this country due to genital warts so this is also a great benefit of Gardasil.

142 posted on 02/16/2009 10:28:17 AM PST by jalisco555 ("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
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