The Gardasil vaccine will be rolled out to boys aged 12 and 13 in schools nationally from next year. It's expected 870,000 boys will receive the HPV vaccine in the first four years at a cost of $20 million, said ...
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Cervical cancer vaccine shows promise
The number of girls developing medical problems which can lead to cervical cancer has begun to drop, following the introduction of a revolutionary vaccine. A study of schoolgirls and young women given the cervical cancer vaccine in Victoria as part ...
More »Fear and poor information increase cervical cancer risks
Some girls are missing out on the vaccination that helps protect against cervical cancer because of fears related to the vaccination process, a study has found. In the study, carried out at nine Sydney metropolitan schools, researchers from the University ...
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