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HPV is a common virus that can lead to certain types of cancer later in life. Getting your 11-12 year-old child two doses of the HPV vaccine can prevent these cancers.
HPV can cause cancers of the:
Cancer usually takes years, even decades, to develop after a person gets HPV. There is no way to know who will develop cancer or other health problems from HPV.
HPV vaccination can prevent over 90% of cancers caused by HPV, as well as anal, vaginal, cervical, and vulvar precancers (abnormal cells that can lead to cancer).
That’s why HPV vaccines work best when given at age 11–12 years, before contact with the HPV virus.
Sally Easley, RN
Sr. Public Health Nurse
Deborah Perkins, RN
Infection Prevention Specialist
Dr. Celia Sutton-Pado
Health Officer
202 Front St.
P.O. Box 7
Loyalton, CA 96118
Ph: 530-993-6700
Fx: 530-993-6790
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