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the hpv vaccine controversy sex cancer god and politics a guide for parents women men and teenagers
p the human papilloma virus so called hpv is one of the most widespread sexually transmitted diseases in america with more than 20 million infected now and more than 6 million new cases detected each year . it is estimated that at least 50 percent of all sexually active people will be infected during their lifetimes . and while the silent disease may cause no symptoms in most cases two strains of hpv cause some 70 percent of all cervical cancer which strikes more than 10 000 women in the united states alone each year . so it is with great fanfare than an hpv vaccine tested around the world and approved by the us government in 2006 is being marketed . but controversy surrounds the vaccine which is being recommended for girls as young as 9 and may be mandated by state governments . in this timely book shobha krishnan m.d. of barnard college columbia university a longtime gynecologist and family physician and mother of a young daughter explains in layterms both the disease and vaccine to parents youths men and women . she also addresses the controversy legislative aims to require the vaccine and another vaccine to hit the market this year . krishnan also raises the issue of whether boys should get the vaccine . coverage across the book is comprehensive and addresses both the pros and cons of anyone being innoculated .
hardcover greenwood pub group 2008 isbn13 9780313350115 isbn10 0313350116
book type nf isbn 13 9780313350115 number of pages 230 publisher greenwood pub group release date 62135769600000