Cervical Cancer-Free America is featured on a new list of resources for reliable, evidence-based vaccine information. The Online Nurse Practitioners Programs compiled this list of 100 sites to help bust some anti-vaccine myths and spread the message that the benefits of vaccination far outweigh the risks. Check out some of the resources in each category below and make sure you’ve got the facts.
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The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), along with other stakeholders like the CDC, is urging physicians to recommend the HPV vaccine to boys and girls age 11-12. The AAFP recommends that physicians clearly explain to parents that the HPV vaccine is safe, effective and important. Strong recommendations from physicians are key to boosting uptake of the HPV vaccine, and as the AAFP notes, the HPV vaccine is cancer prevention.
Read more on the AAFP website: http://www.aafp.org/news-now/health-of-the-public/20140212hpv-vaccltr.html?cmpid=10036-em-1
News Category: National
The President’s Cancer Panel released a report demonstrating the urgency of increasing HPV vaccine uptake. In its letter to President Obama, the panel states that increasing HPV vaccine uptake is one of the most profound opportunities in cancer prevention today and outlines three critical goals to make this happen in the US:
Reduce missed clinical opportunities to recommend and administer HPV vaccines Increase parents’, caregivers’, and adolescents’ acceptance of HPV vaccines Maximize access to HPV vaccination servicesRead more on the report from the ...
News Category: National
Dr. Oz recently had a short segment discussing HPV, and addresses whether or not cancer is a communicable disease. Discussion on HPV starts at around 00:25.
http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/best-and-worst-health-trends-2013?video_id=2928358091001
In response to a new IARC report, the Susan G. Komen Foundation said Thursday that the growing numbers of cancer worldwide deserve immediate attention from world leaders. Specifically, breast and cervical cancer incidence has been increasing rapidly, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, and Susan G. Komen Foundation urged global leaders to take action.
Read the full article here: http://ww5.komen.org/KomenNewsArticle.aspx?id=19327357400
News Category: Global
Katie Couric has apologized for her HPV vaccine segment, which presented the vaccine as being potentially dangerous and life-threatening. Read more about her apology here.
News Category: National
On Wednesday, December 4, Katie Couric hosted a show highlighting HPV vaccine. The show featured several mothers who claim that HPV vaccine caused extreme sickness and even death in their daughters, though there is no medical evidence to support such claims. Read the following articles from Forbes and the Washington Post for two examples of articles arguing the points made during the Katie Couric segment.
Washington Post: Vaccine Disinformation: Katie Couric on HPV and Jenny McCarthy on autism
News Category: National
The Spirit Foundation is Holding their annual 5K Run & Walk For Hope to raise money in support of cervical and other HPV-related cancers. Consider donating or if you’re in the Atlanta area, consider joining! http://ow.ly/rwTXW
News Category: National
Two HPV vaccine-related TV shows will air this week:
The Katie Couric show will air today, Dec. 4 (see link below), and The Doctors segment is scheduled to air this Thursday, December 5.
http://katiecouric.com/2013/12/04/the-hpv-vaccine-controversy-rosie-perez/
The airing of these two shows may generate a lot of news about HPV vaccine. For reliable information, please feel free to use CDC as a resource to answer questions regarding HPV, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccine.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/who/teens/index.html
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/
News Category: National
It is unclear to many providers how updated cervical cancer screening guidelines and new ACA preventative care initiatives will impact clinical practice. To address this, AHRP recently convened a panel of experts to develop consensus on key issues relating to this topic and developed a comprehensive consensus report. Key points of the report include:
1. The impact of the ACA on access to screening services
2. Clinical education and training for primary care providers on the latest prevention recommendations
3. The standards for ...
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