With rates of human papilloma virus on the rise,it is vital to immunise males as well as females, researchers believeMillions of young British men are being denied a vaccine that could protect them from throat cancers in later life. Scientists say the problem is becoming increasingly worrying as rates of human papilloma virus (HPV) – a common sexually transmitted infection and the prime cause of these cancers – are now rising exponentially.
Researchers want the government to include adolescent boys in the current vaccine programme that immunises girls aged 12 and 13 against HPV before they become sexually active. HPV in women is known to lead to cervical cancers. The vaccine, or whether extended to boys,would protect them in later life against HPV-related head and neck cancers. Related: We know it's effective. So why is there opposition to the HPV vaccine ? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com