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HPV vaccine can prevent genital warts in men
by malesex, Nov 26, 2008 09:19AM
Government officials have been awaiting this interim analysis from Merck. They are eager to see additional information that may come later on the vaccine’s effect on precancerous lesions, said Dr. Lauri Markowitz, an HPV expert at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“It’s obviously encouraging data, but the policy makers will be looking at a variety of different issues,” including how cost-effective the shot would be if used in males, said Markowitz, a medical epidemiologist.
HPV causes at least 20,000 cases of cancer in the U.S. each year. Cervical cancer is the most common type, but about a quarter of cancers occur in men, including penile, anal and even head and neck cancers.
The article quoted from:www.male-sex.org
“It’s obviously encouraging data, but the policy makers will be looking at a variety of different issues,” including how cost-effective the shot would be if used in males, said Markowitz, a medical epidemiologist.
HPV causes at least 20,000 cases of cancer in the U.S. each year. Cervical cancer is the most common type, but about a quarter of cancers occur in men, including penile, anal and even head and neck cancers.
The article quoted from:www.male-sex.org
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