HPV Vaccine Less Likely To Be Recommend By Pediatricians In Appalachia

• HPV Vaccine Less Likely To Be Recommend By Pediatricians In Appalachia

  Posted: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:00:00 PDT

  Pediatricians in Appalachia are less likely than doctors in other areas to encourage parents to have their children receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, according to a new study. The results are alarming because HPV infection is the most important risk factor for cervical cancer - and studies show that Appalachian women are more likely to get cervical cancer and to die from it than women living elsewhere...