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BOULDER, Colorado. (CBS4)– According to the University of Colorado, uterine cervix cancer rates are increasing faster than any other cancer. Now, a vaccine developed to prevent this type of cancer is being extended to a wider age group.
The Food and Drug Administration has extended the approval of Gardasil, the HPV vaccine, to anyone between the ages of 9 and 45 years old.
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Some strains of the virus can cause cancer and other diseases. The researchers say the vaccine has worked wonders in Australia, where every school child receives it.
Doctors predict that cancer of the cervix will be almost non-existent in the country by 2060.
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"In the state of Colorado, cervical cancer rates are increasing more than any other cancer. The main cause of cervical cancer is HPV as an infection. Therefore, if we can help prevent this infection with this vaccination, we can help you prevent cancer, "said Sara Wettergreen, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of Colorado.
FDA approval should pave the way for most insurance companies to cover the vaccine.
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