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Researchers from Pennsylvania State University Discuss Findings in Cancer Vaccines

Published in Vaccine Weekly, April 25th, 2012

2012 APR 25 -- "This longitudinal study reports on the development and evaluation of a narrative intervention aimed at increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among college women. The prevention of HPV is a public health priority due to its pervasiveness and relationship to cervical cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide," researchers in State College, Pennsylvania report.

"Pilot work utilizing culture-centric narrative theory guided development of the intervention content. Exemplification theory led to hypotheses comparing communication sources of the narrative messages (peer only, medical expert only, or a...

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