What are the benefits of the HPV vaccine?

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus that can cause conditions like cervical cancer and genital warts, and the vaccine can protect against common strains. Family medicine physician Jennifer Caudle, DO, discusses the benefits of the HPV vaccine.

Vaccination provides effective and long-term protection against several types of cancer.

A vaccine is available to protect against HPV-related cancers.

The HPV vaccine may prevent nearly 34,000 cancer cases in the United States each year.

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