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Cancer Vaccines
Recent studies from Hospital for Sick Children add new data to cancer vaccines
May 20th, 2008
According to recent research from Toronto, Canada, "Clinical studies have shown the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to be very effective at preventing persistent infection by vaccine serotypes. The development of these new vaccines heralds a new era in cancer prevention." "Gardasil, Merck's quadravalent HPV vaccine, has recently been licensed in Canada for women aged 9 to 26 years of age. It necessitates that health professionals become familiar with the vaccine, the evidence supporting its effectiveness and issues related to vaccine strategy, cost effectiveness, and remaining research questions. The vaccine is recommended in Canada for females aged 9 to 13 years...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-05-20)
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