According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infections are responsible for approximately 27,000 new cancer diagnoses each year in the United States. An estimated 79 million people are currently infected with the HPV virus and additional 17 million will contract the virus this year.
Despite this rise in HPV exposure and known link to numerous cancers, vaccination rates across the United States remain low with less than 60 percent of adolescents receiving the recommended HPV vaccine. In Oregon, 44 % of adolescents have completed the HPV vaccination series. Vaccination before exposure can help prevent cancer.
Despite this rise in HPV exposure and known link to numerous cancers, vaccination rates across the United States remain low with less than 60 percent of adolescents receiving the recommended HPV vaccine. In Oregon, 44 % of adolescents have completed the HPV vaccination series. Vaccination before exposure can help prevent cancer.