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January is cervical cancer awareness month

cervical cancerWomen considering receiving the vaccine for themselves or their daughters  may encounter a lot of confusing, sometimes contradictory information and sweeping generalizations. Because January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month, more women and girls may be seeking information about human papillomavirus (), , and the more recently approved vaccine Cervarix, which makes it even more important that truth about the vaccine be known.

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HPV authority says pap tests make Gardasil vaccine unnecessary

Gard 100x100 HPV authority says pap tests make Gardasil vaccine unnecessaryWhen asked if she believed the vaccine presented more risks to girls and women than the possibility of cervical cancer, Dr. Diane Harper, the lead researcher in () vaccine development told journalist Marcia Yerman that has little to no benefit for women who receive Pap screening.

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