FDA Approves Expanded Uses For Gardasil To Include Preventing Certain Vulvar And Vaginal Cancers
FDA Approves Expanded Uses For Gardasil To Include Preventing Certain Vulvar And Vaginal Cancers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of the vaccine Gardasil for the prevention of vaginal and vulvar cancer caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 in girls and women ages 9 to 26. These two HPV types cause 70 percent of cervical cancers, and are known to also cause some vulvar and vaginal cancers, but the percentages are not well defined.
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