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BACK TO SCHOOL

Back-to-School Medical Musts

It’s the time of year when school CANCER PREVENTION
supply lists, new shoes and first-day The HPV vaccine prevents the
photos are on every parent’s checklist. nine types of HPV that cause 90
Back-to-school season is also the time percent of all cervical cancers and
when pre-teens should receive the pre-cancers, as well as most cancers
tetanus-diphtheria-acelluar pertussis of the vulva, vagina, penis, anus and
(Tdap) vaccine, the HPV vaccine and throat. It also helps prevent infection
meningococcal vaccines to get the best by the two types of HPV that cause
protection from serious, sometimes most genital warts. However, the
deadly, diseases. vaccine works only if given well
before an infection occurs. That’s why,
PROTECTING YOUR CHILD in part, the American Cancer Society
In the United States, approximately recommends that boys and girls get
30,000 cancers caused by HPV are the vaccine at ages 11-12 to achieve
diagnosed each year. Nearly all cases of the best immune response and most
cervical cancer are caused by infection complete coverage against cancer-
with high-risk types of HPV. The virus causing strains of HPV.
also has been linked to five other types Despite the power of the HPV PHOTOS BY GETTY IMAGES
of cancer. vaccination to prevent cancers caused
It is estimated that 79 million by HPV, in 2015, only 28 percent of
Americans are currently infected and boys and 42 percent of girls completed
that there are 14 million new HPV the series. Many boys and girls in the
infections each year. Many people United States are not getting the HPV worldwide, with more than 80 million other vaccine.
who are infected will never know it. vaccine and are missing the protection doses in the U.S. Safety monitoring For more information, contact the
However, there is a safe and effective it could provide. of the vaccine in 80 countries has American Cancer Society at 1-800-
tool to prevent this cancer burden – the More than 200 million doses of revealed that most side effects were 227-2345 or visit cancer.org/hpv.
HPV vaccine. the HPV vaccine have been distributed mild and similar to those seen with any – Family Features

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