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		<title>Public Still Ignorant On HPV Vaccine</title>
		<link>http://www.knowcancer.net/2007/08/13/public-still-ignorant-on-hpv-vaccine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a survey of 1,600 women only 2.5% cited human papillomavirus as a risk factor for cervical cancer. Researchers said the results, published in the British Journal of Cancer, were &#8220;striking&#8221; considering recent publicity over the development of a HPV vaccine. Experts said the public needed to be better informed before widespread vaccination was introduced. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Tracks Rate of Cervical Cancer Virus</title>
		<link>http://www.knowcancer.net/2007/02/28/study-tracks-rate-of-cervical-cancer-virus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One in four women ages 14 to 59 is infected with HPV, the sexually transmitted virus that in some forms can cause cervical cancer, according to the first broad national estimate. The figure, reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is mostly in line with previous assessments. â€œWe expected the prevalence of any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merck Backs Off From Cervical Cancer Vaccination Campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.knowcancer.net/2007/02/24/merck-backs-off-from-cervical-cancer-vaccination-campaign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merck, maker of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, is backing off its lobbying campaign following pressure from medical groups and parents who believe the vaccine should not be mandated as a school attendance requirement for adolescent girls. The public outcry that caused Merck to announce its stop order on Tuesday stems from the fact that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents, Opposition And Advocates Against Perry&#8217;s Vaccination&#8217;s Decision</title>
		<link>http://www.knowcancer.net/2007/02/17/parents-opposition-and-advocates-against-perrys-vaccinations-decision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Gov. Rick Perry&#8217;s decision to require all pre-teen girls to be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus (HPV) that is one cause for cervical cancer has drawn fire from conservative political groups, parents and consumer advocates. HPV is a sexually transmitted virus and requiring 11-year-olds to be vaccinated the same way they get shots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cervical Cancer Vaccine Will Be Available In Texas By 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.knowcancer.net/2007/02/09/cervical-cancer-vaccine-will-be-available-in-texas-by-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right in September 2008, eleven and twelve year-old girls in Texas, entering the sixth grade will receive three shots of the Gardasil vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer. Texas is the first state to require that young schoolgirls receive the cervical cancer vaccine, approved for use by the FDA in June and proven to protect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UAE Is The First Middle East Country To Acquire Gardasil Vaccine</title>
		<link>http://www.knowcancer.net/2007/01/13/uae-is-the-first-middle-east-country-to-acquire-gardasil-vaccine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the first country in the Middle East to acquire the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil. Comparisons of cervical cancer statistics for the years 1998 through 2005 show incidences of the disease tripling during this span of time. So acquisition of the vaccine is a true blessing for the women of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia To Spend $342 Million On Cervical Cancer Vaccine</title>
		<link>http://www.knowcancer.net/2006/12/02/australia-to-spend-342-million-on-cervical-cancer-vaccine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2006 05:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australiaâ€™s Prime Minister John Howard said that Australia will spend $342 million USD on Merck and Co.&#8217;s Gardasil vaccine which can protect against 70 percent of cervical cancer in young women. Australia had recently been in talks with distributor CSL Ltd. to bring down the price. The company readily agreed to cut down the prices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Increase The Risk Of Cervical Cancer In Women</title>
		<link>http://www.knowcancer.net/2006/11/18/smoking-increase-the-risk-of-cervical-cancer-in-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a new research, Women who smoke and also carry high levels of the virus associated with cervical cancer are up to 27 times more likely to develop the most common form of cervical cancer compared with uninfected women who also smoke. Smoking and the human papilloma virus (HPV) have been linked to cervical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sixth Grade Girls Could Be Vaccinated Against Cervical Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.knowcancer.net/2006/09/13/sixth-grade-girls-could-be-vaccinated-against-cervical-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under a new proposed law, sixth grade girls of Michigan State are required to be vaccinated against cervical cancer. The proposed law would require girls headed for sixth grade next year to be immunized against the human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes most cervical cancers and can also cause genital warts. The American Cancer Society [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cervical Cancer Vaccacine Is Now Available For New Zealand&#8217;s Women</title>
		<link>http://www.knowcancer.net/2006/09/11/cervical-cancer-vaccacine-is-now-available-for-new-zealands-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Zealand women will have access to the world&#8217;s first vaccine for cervical cancer from today. Gardasil has been registered by Medsafe as a vaccine for all girls and women aged nine to 26. The course of three injections costs 450 U.S. dollars and has not yet been approved for inclusion in the government-funded schedule [...]]]></description>
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