HPV VACCINATION FOR UK MALES TO HELP PREVENT CANCER.
Apr 20, 2015 12:15:27 GMT
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Post by notUmBongo on Apr 20, 2015 12:15:27 GMT
Hello Friends.
Some of you that know me, know that I've been going through cancer treatment for the last year, most of you do not.
I've been diagnosed with a particularly nasty type of cancer which is linked, like many cancers - including cervical, mouth, throat, and, many others - to infection with HPV (Human Papillomavirus).
Approximately 80% of the general population will come into contact with HPV during their lives.
HPV infection is responsible for at least 5% of all cancers. These cancers can been prevented by vaccination.
HPV is a gender neutral disease. In the UK, teenage females are routinely vaccinated against HPV as a safe guard against cervical cancer, these vaccinations are currently NOT available to teenage males.
A gender neutral infection requires a gender neutral solution!!
There is a petition online to encourage the UK government to introduce a gender neutral vaccination programme which would both improve the effectiveness of the vaccination for females, but, would also give protection to males against a wide range of HPV related illnesses and cancers.
www.change.org/p/jeremy-hunt-uk-health-secretary-introduce-hpv-vaccination-for-boys-to-stop-many-preventable-cancers-3
Please sign up, and, promote this petition via any means you have at your disposal (FaceBook, Twitter, InstaGram).
Your kids lives could depend upon it.
Thanks for reading.
UmBongo
Some of you that know me, know that I've been going through cancer treatment for the last year, most of you do not.
I've been diagnosed with a particularly nasty type of cancer which is linked, like many cancers - including cervical, mouth, throat, and, many others - to infection with HPV (Human Papillomavirus).
Approximately 80% of the general population will come into contact with HPV during their lives.
HPV infection is responsible for at least 5% of all cancers. These cancers can been prevented by vaccination.
HPV is a gender neutral disease. In the UK, teenage females are routinely vaccinated against HPV as a safe guard against cervical cancer, these vaccinations are currently NOT available to teenage males.
A gender neutral infection requires a gender neutral solution!!
There is a petition online to encourage the UK government to introduce a gender neutral vaccination programme which would both improve the effectiveness of the vaccination for females, but, would also give protection to males against a wide range of HPV related illnesses and cancers.
www.change.org/p/jeremy-hunt-uk-health-secretary-introduce-hpv-vaccination-for-boys-to-stop-many-preventable-cancers-3
Please sign up, and, promote this petition via any means you have at your disposal (FaceBook, Twitter, InstaGram).
Your kids lives could depend upon it.
Thanks for reading.
UmBongo
