Achieving Universal Vaccination Against Cervical Cancer In the United States: The Need and the Means
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12 T he advent of a vaccine against the types of human papillomavirus (HPV) linked to most cases of cervical cancer is widely considered one of the greatest health care advances for women in recent years. Experts believe that vaccination against HPV has the potential to dramatically reduce cervical cancer incidence and mortality, particularly in resource-poor developing countries where cervical cancer is most common and deadly. In the United States, the vaccine’s potential is likely to be felt most acutely within low-income communities and communities of color, which disproportionately bear the burden of cervical cancer.
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