HPV vaccine

Doctors, Not Parents, Are The Biggest Obstacle To The HPV Vaccine

4:13pm October 22, 2015

by Tara Haelle

Though the HPV vaccine prevents cancer, doctors hesitate to suggest that preteens get vaccinated at routine visits, a study finds. Or they're offering it for teens they think are sexually active.

A teenage girl gets a shot of HPV vaccine, which protects against a virus that causes cervical cancer.

Low-Income Teens Have Best Shot At Getting HPV Vaccine

8:31am July 31, 2015

by Ina Yang

Doctors have a hard time getting teenagers vaccinated, but they're making progress, according to data from the CDC. Low-income teens are most likely to get the first shot of HPV vaccine.

HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer and other cancers by fending off the virus that causes them. But it's been a tough sell with doctors and parents.

Early Push To Require The HPV Vaccine May Have Backfired

3:26pm July 20, 2015

by Robin Marantz Henig

The HPV vaccine has failed to gain market share compared to other new vaccines, even though it's great at preventing cancer. Concerns about teen promiscuity and attempts to require it may be why.

Parents And Teens Aren't Up To Speed On HPV Risks, Doctors Say

2:17pm February 20, 2014

by Patti Neighmond

Only one third of teenage girls have gotten the recommended three shots of HPV vaccine to protect against cervical cancer. Doctors are trying to figure out what will get them in the door.

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A 13-year-old girl gets an HPV vaccination from Judith Schaechter, a pediatrician at the University of Miami, in 2011.

Vaccine Against HPV Has Cut Infections In Teenage Girls

10:18pm June 19, 2013

by Richard Knox

A vaccine against a virus that causes cervical cancer has cut infections among teenage girls by over half in the first four years of use, scientists report. Only about one-third of girls in that age group have received the recommended shots.

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