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HPV Vaccine
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HPV (Human Papillomarvirus) vaccine
is a vaccine that protects you from:
genital warts, cervical cancer, vaginal
cancer, and vulvar cancer.
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In 2006, Dr. Albert Jenson, a
researcher of tumor immunobiology,
invented the HPV vaccine and still
holds the patent on it.
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You are able to get the vaccine
between the ages of 9 and 26 or
before your first sexual contact.
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75% to 80% of women and some men
may be infected in their lifetime.
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In 2010, 4,210 women died from
genital cancers.