Health
HPV vaccine study shows major geographic disparities in people receiving or completing doses to fight the cancer-causing disease – The Washington Post
The human papillomavirus is the most common cause of cervical cancer.
So why isnt everyone eligible getting vaccinated?
In an attempt to answer that question, researchers from Virginia Commonwealth Universitys Massey Cancer Center looked at where people are following through with the two-dose vaccine.
In a new study, they show wide geographical variation in HPV vaccination, and conclude that while an average of 40.5 percent of eligible recipients begin the two-shot vaccine series, only 23.4 percent finish.
The study, published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers…
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