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Cancer Vaccines
New cancer vaccines study results from Uppsala University described
April 15th, 2009
According to recent research published in the International Journal of STD & AIDS, "The aim of the study was to investigate knowledge of and attitudes to sexually transmitted infection (STI) and STI prevention with special focus on human papillomavirus (HPV) and the new vaccine against HPV, among 16-year-old high school students in a Swedish context. A study-specific questionnaire was distributed to 572 first year high school students from five different high schools in a medium-sized town in Sweden." "The students lacked knowledge of HPV and its association with cervical cancer. Similarly, their knowledge of the new vaccine was limited. Their attitude to condom...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-04-15)
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