Cervical cancer (uterus), not skin cancer from a bad papillomas as I thought after looking up what HPV meant
Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
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Re: Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
#12Does the vaccine benefit you if you've already been infected?
I've heard of it being administered post exposure as a way to help the body fight the existing infection. Seemed a little odd when I first heard it as HPV should clear on it's own.
Re: Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
#13And I can't get the shot in Germany because I'm "too old" and just assumed to be infected with it already, anyway. What a great system.
Can you pay for it?
Re: Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
#14Good news. Bad news is that many countries came close to wiping out measles et al. too, but it takes sustained effort to keep things like that.
Unlike the measles, HPV is not a good eradication candidate due to the existence of non-human reservoirs.
I think you said that backwards. HPV does not have non-human reservoirs, per Wikipedia. (Do you have evidence that it's wrong?)
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I'm not a woman, but I wonder how necessary pap smears (one of the most invasive procedures to which women are routinely subjected) are if everyone's vaccinated against HPV? https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/cervical-cancer-screenin...
It looks like your sibling post has a link from WHO showing screening will be a continued effort.
Re: Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
#16Does the vaccine benefit you if you've already been infected?
There are multiple strains of HPV and most people haven't been infected with all of the strains.
from https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/by_th...
Re: Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
#17And I can't get the shot in Germany because I'm "too old" and just assumed to be infected with it already, anyway. What a great system.
Can you pay for it?
Generally yes. I asked my primary care physician and would have been able to get the vaccine dose from the pharmacy (paying for it myself) and she would have administered it.
Re: Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
#18If you're living in the US: please consider getting the vaccine, ragardless of your age. It was covered by my (rather shitty) health insurance. It consists of just 2 (EDIT: 3 for adults!) doses. It is recommended for both Males and Females.
Re: Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
#19Cervical cancer (uterus), not skin cancer from a bad papillomas as I thought after looking up what HPV meant
Also throat, mouth, tongue, anal and penile cancers.
Re: Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
#20If you're living in the US: please consider getting the vaccine, ragardless of your age. It was covered by my (rather shitty) health insurance. It consists of just 2 (EDIT: 3 for adults!) doses. It is recommended for both Males and Females.
> It consists of just 2 doses.
Wasn't it 3 doses before?