Gov. Rick Perry’s 2007 attempt to require that girls in Texas be vaccinated against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus, commonly known as HPV, has become a political hot potato. But Dr. Ronald DePinho, the new president of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, says the vaccine is not just sound but “one of the great scientific advances in the history of medicine.”
I am aware of the article, and we here in Texas are very proud of the accomplishments of MD Anderson.
I lost my 46 year old cousin to cancer this year.