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Providing information on the benefits of vaccination

Messages for Increasing Parental Confidence in HPV Vaccine ID’d

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Providing information on cancer prevention, avoiding expressing urgency increase parent confidence
Less than two-thirds of eligible 30- to 65-year-old women are up to date with cervical cancer screening

Cervical Cancer Screening Rates ‘Unacceptably Low’

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Just 64.6 percent of 30- to 65-year-old women up to date, but Pap-HPV cotesting has increased
The presence of certain high-risk human papillomavirus types predicts future risk for high-grade cervical cancer even among women with no cellular indications of cancer at baseline

HPV Ups Cervical Cancer Risk, Even With No Cellular Signs

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HPV-16/18 confers strong future risk, particularly in women younger than 30 years
A mail-based human papillomavirus self-testing program appears to be a promising approach to screening women in Appalachia

Mail-Based HPV Testing May Increase Access

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Findings based on a pilot of underscreened women in Appalachia
Mail-based

At-Home Self-Collected Samples Valid for Detecting High-Risk HPV

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Participants report no difficulty understanding directions for self-collection, willing to use in future
Although progress has been made in increasing human papillomavirus vaccination

HPV Vaccination Uptake Increasing, but Still Too Low

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Less than half of U.S. adults were fully vaccinated as of 2017, well below Healthy People 2020 target
Continuing regular cytology screening up to age 75 years or performing an exit human papillomavirus (HPV) test to confirm the absence of oncogenic HPV strains past the age of 55 years offers preventive benefit for older women with a cervix

Age to Stop Cervical Cancer Screening Depends on Test Used

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Negative HPV test, HPV-cytology co-test tied to low remaining lifetime cancer risk for unvaccinated
Parents' concerns about sexuality and gender as reasons for lack of HPV vaccine initiation in their children decreased substantially from 2010 to 2016

Fewer Parents Have Sexuality, Gender Concerns About HPV Shot

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Many parents cite lack of necessity, safety concerns as reasons not to have their adolescents vaccinated
HIV-infected Hispanics have an increased risk for human papillomavirus-related cancers than Hispanics in the general population

Hispanics With HIV Face Higher Risk for HPV-Related Cancer

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But five-year survival was above 50 percent among HIV-infected Hispanics across HPV-related cancer types
Implementation of a school-based human papillomavirus vaccination program in Canada did not lead to an increase in sexual risk-taking behaviors among adolescent girls

HPV Vaccination Not Tied to Risky Sexual Behavior in Teen Girls

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Finding among adolescent girls before, after school-based vaccination program