HPV vaccine prevents cancers in men, as well

[Doondoo]

Some British gay men want to be vaccinated with the drug approved to protect girls from cervical cancer, saying it could help them, too.

The BBC reported that many clinics are offering shots of Gardasil, which protects against the human papillomavirus, or HPV. One London clinic says it has given Gardasil vaccinations to dozens of men in the last six weeks, the BBC reported.

HPV can cause genital warts and anal and penile cancer, as well as cervical cancer, the BBC said.

We have had a strong demand for it. I had a man come in for the vaccine this morning. He was 24. Then I have one this afternoon who is 67 years old, Dr. Sean Cumming of the private Freedom Health clinic told the BBC. The motivation is to protect themselves and to prevent spreading HPV to their partners.Those opposed to the shots say there is no point in vaccinating people who are already sexually active against HPV.


http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/33652.html

[JackBeck]

1. ...

:popcorn:

[WindRavenX]

2. lol

Ayup :popcorn:

Good--soon it will be a recommended vaccine here in the states.
ALL transmission vectors need to be considered for the quickest and most effective preventative health.

[Ian David]

4. All Your Penis Are Belong To Us! n/t

[Annces]

3. Makes sense

I don't understand why they don't advertise its benefits for all people. Preventing HPV is a great health achievement.

[rodeodance]

5. Some men want girls' vaccine, too. This headline struck me as

rather funny (serious issue though).



Some men want girls' vaccine, too

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LONDON, Feb. 23 Some British gay men want to be vaccinated with the drug approved to protect girls from cervical cancer, saying it could help them, too.

[rodeodance]

6. Merck, the drug's manufacturer, is conducting trials on Gardisan and adult men.

[sandnsea]

7. It's being tested here for men

As I understand it, a doctor can give the shot in the US if requested. But until the studies are completed for men, the company and pubic officials can't legally recommend it. This info has been posted repeatedly in the Gardasil threads, thanks for posting it again.

[Mend]

8. HPV also causes head and neck cancers in both sexes....

now requires very disfiguring surgery to attempt cures.

[mhatrw]

9. I don't think GARDASIL offers any protection against those cancers.

It only offers protection against 4 out of hundreds of strains of HPV.

[lizerdbits]

10. It is licensed against those strains (6 and 11) but doesn't claim to prevent the cancers

6 and 11 are associated with laryngeal papillomatosis. Gardasil is licensed for 6, 11, 16, and 18. But the FDA licensing information only lists genital warts/neoplasia, nothing higher up on the body. http://www.fda.gov/cber/products/hpvmer060806.htm
It will be interesting to see if this vaccine is widely used if the incidence of the other cancers decreases, although I don't know what the rates of those cancers are.