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Wow, Melissa. You should really check the CDC website before you go playing down the cervical cancer that is caused by HPV. In 2005, 3,924 women died of cervical cancer. 3,924 women was 33% of the women diagnosed with the disease. I guess you think a 33% mortality rate and few thousand women dying from a disease caused by a virus that we have a vaccine for isn't that big of a deal. I suppose you also think that any woman diagnosed with and killed by cervical cancer probably deserved it. After all, they should have just gone to their gyno more often. And as for simply "getting any cell growth removed," you are aware that removing cells from the cervix can endanger a woman's ability to carry a child to term I hope. Since you don't seem to have actually read anything on the subject, let me fill you in on something: 4 of 10 women diagnosed with cervical cancer have had Pap tests. The problem is the Pap test is not perfect. I agree that the vaccine should be tested for older women; most women who are diagnosed with cervical cancer are over 30.
I suggest you read http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/
I also suggest you let doctor fill any daughters you may have in on the dangers of HPV. They really shouldn't be misinformed on the subject.

February 28, 2009 - 1:25pm

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