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HPV Vaccine Approved For Women In Developing Countries
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HPV Vaccine Approved For Women In Developing Countries |
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And this? IS AWESOME. 80% of cervical cancer deaths are in developing countries. This is going to be a huge boon to these women.
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There is also no way in hell I would even consider trusting something such as this from a corporation that is hell bent on getting as much money from me as it possibly can, for the sole reason of keeping me just sick enough to keep comin back for more.
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I've never heard that before.
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Doctors have been so confused about cancer-causing strains of HPV since they surfaced within the last decade. I've been told so many conflicting opinions by respectable MDs over the past 6 years that I feel like my head will explode.
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(Basically, the HPV hangs out in skin cells, where there are fewer white blood cells around to see them and kill the skin cells. Having the boost of a vaccine, which primes the white blood cells to kill infected skin cells, may help them get rid of the infected cells faster, before they can be damaged by the virus. The virus affects the DNA of the skin cells they infect, which is what can cause the abnormalities or dysplasia that can later become cancer.)
Sigh. I wish I were better at not sounding like a science textbook.
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This actually has me wondering... is contracting the virus and "clearing it" somewhat similar to getting the vaccine itself? You've created the antibodies and sufficiently suppressed it. Are you more or less safe from developing cervical cancer (assuming you contracted all of the strains that cause cancer)? Of course the vaccine is still helpful in preventing warts, or whatever cancer causing strains you may have not contracted.
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There's a chart on page 13 that tracks observed efficacy for women who were HPV-positive when vaccinated, -44.6%!!!
[EDIT] Oops, I noticed that earlier I accidentally said -47%, I messed up the number a little.
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Yes, yes, yes, I know why it hasn't been; my statement was unabashedly normative.
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I'm sure this is going to be a challenge for women in developing countries to get access to / prioritize, but hopefully the local WHO / health NGO outfits will help publicize it properly.
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Does this say more about the vaccine or the FDA?
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Still, it seems the gains to be made are greater in developing countries... so I'm ok with that being prioritized.
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The FDA is very, very slow. There is a huge amount ton of paperwork, studies, audits, etcetera involved with any new product, especially pharmaceuticals or invasive devices/products.
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Although this sounds like a genuine effort. If they can solve the logistic part of it.
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