Gardasil: Introducing the new human papillomavirus vaccine.

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  • Monica R McLemore
چکیده

In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first vaccine for prevention of cervical cancer based on the molecular biology of the disease. Gardasil (quadrivalent human papillomavirus [HPV] [types 6, 11, 16, and 18] recombinant vaccine, Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ) combats the common types of HPV responsible for cervical cancer precursor lesions. This article provides a simple overview of the (a) epidemiology of HPV, (b) HPV vaccine, (c) dosing and administration, and (d) nursing implications about this possibly life-saving vaccine.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinical journal of oncology nursing

دوره 10 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006