Why It’s Important for Children to Get the HPV Vaccine

a mother talks with her daughter outdoors
If you could vaccinate your child to prevent cancer, you would, right? That’s exactly what the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers. I spoke to Independence Medical Director and board-certified pediatrician Dr. Anna Baldino about the lifesaving HPV vaccine, which has the power to prevent nearly 40,000 cancers a year in the U.S.

Why get the HPV vaccine for your child?

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How Pap Tests Save Lives

Pap Tests
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month and a good time to tip our hats to an innovation in cancer prevention that’s been saving lives since the 1940s: the Pap test. Known also by its less glamorous name, the Pap smear, this innovation allows gynecologists to find pre-cancerous cervical cells. Since they became a standard part of routine gynecological exams,...
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