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Tuesday, March 4 is Int'l HPV AWARENESS DAY! Do you know: • HPV is the most common STI. • The HPV vaccine helps prevent six HPV cancers. • In the US, HPV oropharyngeal cancers are now the #1 HPV cancer, surpassing incidents of cervical cancer. Know early symptoms & get screened. • If 85% of the population becomes vaccinated, doctors say we can virtually eliminate HPV cancers in a few generations. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gHkECXt6 #HPVvaccine #hpvawareness #cancersurvivor #OneLessWorry

#HPV knows no borders. 140 clinical, research, professional & patient organizations worldwide—including HPVANDME—celebrate Int'l HPV Awareness Day on Tuesday, March 4 to highlight importance of #HPVvaccine as #cancerprevention Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gHkECXt6 #askaboutHPV #onelessworry #globalhealth #headandneckcancer #hpvandme

In 2019, when Cindy Southwell found a bump in her anus, her doctor summed it up to a hemorrhoid until she insisted on a rectal exam. The diagnosis: HPV-16+ anal cancer. When I interviewed Cindy, she bravely opened up about a cancer that many don't want to talk about. HPVANDME hopes that Cindy's story will be watched and shared so more people learn about early symptoms and what to expect from treatment. In 2024, new anal cancer cases topped 10K in the US alone, with about 2,190 deaths, according to the American Cancer Society. The HPV vaccine helps prevent six types of HPV cancers, including anal cancer. Watch: https://lnkd.in/g4e6QKyr #cancersurvivor #cancerawareness #cancerprevention #vaccineswork #HPV #hpvawareness #HPVvaccine #analcancer #cervicalcancer #headandneckcancer #AskAboutHPV #OneLessWorry #PublicHealth #globalhealth #hpvandme #healthnews #health #hpvcancers #endcancer WebMD Karen Canfell AC FAHMS Margaret Stanley Anna Giuliano Kathryn Kundrod Tamika Felder Heather M. Brandt Andrea Stubbs Margaux Stack-Babich, MPH Paul Offit MD Helen Chen Celine Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA Laura Mamo Elena Conis

For clinicians and advocates, perhaps the biggest challenge of HPV cancer prevention work is navigating the fact that the route of transmission is sexual. Do we talk about that? Do we underplay the HPV connection and focus on cancer prevention? That's been the playbook and HPV vaccination rates have declined. In her new book, "Sexualizing Cancer, HPV and the Politics of Cancer Prevention, San Francisco State University Professor Laura Mamo examines the sexualization of cancer since HPV vaccines became available. Her research reveals how the phenomenon has shaped vaccine guidelines, clinical trial funding, research practices, clinical programs—and public perception. Her work informs today's scientists, clinicians, and educators. I am grateful that Mamo included the work of HPVANDME, building awareness about #HPV #throatcancer #HPVvaccine #headandneckcancer #cervicalcancer #analcancer #cancerprevention #cancersurvivor #endcancer #publichealth Watch interview on the HPVANDME YouTube Channel (below). Read more: https://lnkd.in/gifaA38u