Monday, September 18, 2017

Prevent Cancer

Image result for hpv vaccineThere aught to be a law but there won’t be even if creating the law would save lives, stop cancer and curtail all other kinds of harmful and deadly diseases that is costly to treat and possibly never recover from. There is a vaccine that can actually prevent Cancer if only people would take it. There should be a law requiring people to take such a great preventable vaccine. Our lawmakers never pass laws for prevention. They pass laws after crimes are committed.
One in four Americans, about 80 million of us are infected with the Human Papovavirus, HPV. It is the most common sexually transmitted infection. Most people don’t develop symptoms or problems but around 30,000 HPV associated cancers occur in people every year. HPV is the main cause of cervical cancer in women, vaginal, throat, tongue, anal and penial cancers happen. The good news is that there is a preventable vaccine available for HPV and could prevent the majority of these cancers. It is recommended for all kids ages 11 or 12 years before they start having sex.
The bad news is that only 63% of girls and 50% of boys are getting the vaccine. It is the most underutilized immunization for children. For cancer doctors this is a public health crisis or maybe it is job security. If we prevent or even cure cancer what will we do with all the doctors and money we pour into cancer medicine? Who is responsible for making sure kids get this important vaccine? The problem lies with pediatricians and other providers who aren’t insisting to parents how important it is to have this vaccine administered to their children. A forceful suggestion from the doctor could help the most. The problem is also with the parents who many choose to skip the vaccine.
Others are concerned about the safety of the vaccine but dozens of studies have confirmed that the study is safe. Consider that Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and Rwanda have HPV vaccination rates nearly double ours. Maybe this is one of the reasons America pays the most for healthcare and we still aren’t the healthiest of people in a nation.  The CDC, The Center for Disease Control has been trying to get the message across. THE HOV VACCINE PREVENTS CANCER!

We need to do better from preventing our children from cancers that will show up in their future. 

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