How HPV Vaccine Could Prevent Throat Cancer

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BY JOHN O?CONNOR

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A new study shows that the vaccine which prevents the Human Papillomavirus, also known as HPV, may also prevent certain types of throat cancer.

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? ? many throat cancer cases are the result of HPV. In the study, women were given one of two vaccines available for HPV prevention. Four years later, researchers found the vaccine was 93 percent effective in preventing throat cancer.? (Via WXIN)

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HPV is the most common type of sexually transmitted infection. There are more than 40 strains of HPV which can infect parts of the body including the mouth and throat. (via CDC)

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According to the New York Times, the rates of throat cancer caused by HPV and other sexually transmitted illnesses has soared in the past 30 years. ??

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?About 70 percent of oropharyngeal cancers are now caused by sexually transmitted viruses, up from 16 percent in the 1980s.?

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A writer for Salon notes that while no men were included in this study, the researchers believe ? ? that men would ?probably? be afforded the same protection from the vaccine, as it produces identical levels of antibodies in men and women.?

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But while the researchers claim the new study shows HPV vaccines also prevent certain types of throat cancers, a writer for NPR says that isn?t exactly what the study reveals.

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?It would take a much bigger and longer study to do that ? if such a study could ethically be done at all ? What this study does show is that ? [since] the virus is strongly linked to throat cancers, that should reduce the risk of these malignancies.?

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The research notes the new study will only hold true for those vaccinated prior to contracting the HPV infection.

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