The HPV vaccine which was once called dangerous by Health and Human Services by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preventing cervical cancer in young women.
Kennedy called Gardasil “the most dangerous vaccine ever invented.”
The new report discovered that from 2008 to 2022, there was a decrease in the rates of precancerous lesions by 80%. The findings were of 20- to 24-year-old women who were screened for cervical cancer. The estimates were published by the CDC.
HPV is sexually transmitted and is very common. Moreover, most HPV cases have no symptoms and clear up without treatment. However, others develop into cancer. According to the CDC, there are 37,000 cases per year.
Jane Montealegre of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, who wasn’t involved in the study, said the decline is dramatic and said that it could be due to the use of vaccines. The women in their 20s were most likely to be vaccinated.
Montealegre, a cancer prevention researcher, said,
This should reassure parents that they’re doing the right thing in getting their children vaccinated against HPV,
She said other countries have also reported a decline in rates of cervical cancer in younger women and more vaccinated cohorts.
