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To: massgopguy; garyb

Prevalence of HPV is not the same as cervical cancer. HPV is in roughly 50% of the population. Cervical cancer effects a few thousand each year.

In 2007 12,280 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer, 4,021 died from it.

More than 100 types of HPV exist, about 3 can cause cancer.

Source for this info is the CDC.


28 posted on 10/25/2011 1:38:58 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

There are MANY more than three strains of HPV that are oncogenic. The vaccines protect against two of the most virulent, but there are quite a few more that can cause cancer.

It’s estimated that 1 in 25 women will develop cervical dysplasia. Without treatment, about 30-50% of those will develop into cervical cancer. Source: http://www.thehpvtest.com/about-hpv/cervical-dysplasia-faqs/

The same HPVs that cause cervical cancer also cause other cancers, such as bladder, throat, anal, and penile cancers.


149 posted on 10/26/2011 6:44:24 PM PDT by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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