The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the panel that makes vaccine policy recommendations for the mainstream medical community, has for several years now been pushing for the routine HPV vaccination of young boys and girls.
Their recommendation has also been endorsed by many other health organizations. Along with the rest of the adolescent population, these groups want to see all young cancer survivors receiving their HPV immunizations.
A recent study conducted by a team from the Department of Psychology at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, however, indicates that this particular group is not obediently following the rules.
The study, which was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology earlier this year, sought to determine what HPV vaccination rates are among adolescent cancer survivors – a group that the research team claims is at “increased risk for cancers associated with the human papillomavirus.”
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Their recommendation has also been endorsed by many other health organizations. Along with the rest of the adolescent population, these groups want to see all young cancer survivors receiving their HPV immunizations.
A recent study conducted by a team from the Department of Psychology at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, however, indicates that this particular group is not obediently following the rules.
The study, which was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology earlier this year, sought to determine what HPV vaccination rates are among adolescent cancer survivors – a group that the research team claims is at “increased risk for cancers associated with the human papillomavirus.”
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