Re: GYN: FDA Approves HPV Vaccine

From: Joanne Bulley, MD (islesannie@yahoo.com)
Thu Jun 8 21:22:18 2006


Well ... we have to be vigilant in getting teh information out that the vaccine ONLY covers 2 of the dozen (or so) Hight Risk HPV subtypes.

And even though those subtypes cause 70% pf the cervical CA - they can still get any of the other 10 strains.

So we have to tell our patients - and tell them to tell their friends - daughters - sisters - neices - etc.

Joanne

At Thu, 08 Jun 2006, doctorjoe@aol.com wrote: >
> Great!
>
>Another reason NOT to use condoms now. Just get the magic vaccine and hakuna matata!!!
>
>Joe P.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: art fougner, md <evsono@pipeline.com>
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
>Sent: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 16:06:02 -0500
>Subject: GYN: FDA Approves HPV Vaccine
>
>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/08/health/webmd/main1696099.shtml
>
>Gardasil, a vaccine against the virus that causes most cervical cancers,
>most cancers of the vagina and vulva, and genital warts, won FDA
>approval today.
>
>Art
>
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Joanne Bulley, MD
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