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Monica Sierra
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PhD Epidemiology. Focus: cancer, Latin America, LMICs, cervical cancer, HPV, vaccines, prevention, public health. Views are my own. She/her. 🇨🇴
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This week in cancer news: One shot is as effective as a multi-dose schedule for HPV vaccination, a study identifies the cancer types that are rising in people under 50, and more. www.cancertodaymag.org/cancer-talk/...
May 9: The Week in Cancer News | Cancer Today
A single dose of HPV vaccine is highly effective, and not all cancers are increasing in people under 50.
www.cancertodaymag.org
May 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Exciting news from AACR - NCI study in Costa Rica of 20k girls 12-16 followed for 4.5 yrs given 1 or 2 doses of #HPVvax - efficacy of vax was 97% among all cases demonstrating efficacy of one dose #HPV vax for #cancer prevention 👏👏👏 @monicassierra.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/04/28/h...
U.S. government researchers present 'phenomenal' new data on HPV vaccines
A new study seems to confirm that a single dose of the vaccine used to prevent HPV infection is just as effective as two — and, therefore, also helps to prevent cancer.
www.statnews.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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4 facts about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine:

➡️ It protects against HPV - the virus that causes more than 95% of #CervicalCancer cases
➡️ It has been in use for over 18 years
➡️ It is constantly monitored & safe
➡️ It is highly effective, even after a single doss

More info 👉bit.ly/4g0PF0D
It's completely safe to take the HPV vaccine.
January 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM