Vaccination against cervical cancer

A malignant tumor on the cervix is fairly common disease. Often even the most innovative treatments for cervical cancer can save a person. The main reason for the occurrence of cancer is the human papilloma virus. Modern medicine is well known around hundreds of types of this virus which cause various diseases. About fifteen types provoke cervical cancer. The most dangerous are considered high-risk and 16 and 18 types of human papillomavirus. So they created a vaccine that prevents infection. Often you can find the name "vaccination against cervical cancer".

What drugs are used?

The human papilloma virus is widely distributed. This is explained by the following reasons:

• the virus is in the blood, skin and mucous membranes, so is easily transmitted during sexual contact;
• infection household by (cases rare but can occur);
• possible transmission from mother to child during childbirth;
• a variety of types of the virus;
• the slow development of protective antibodies (only on some types of human papillomavirus (HPV).

vaccination will be effective in building immunity to other oncogenic types of the virus.

How effective is the vaccine against cervical cancer?

A clear conclusion difficult to make. Therefore, we present several facts about the positive and negative sides of vaccination.

Disadvantages:

• still not fixed long-term results;
• any vaccination is interference from outside the body, so have the side effects;
• regular screening vaccination does not negate;
• the high cost of vaccinations.

Advantages:

• in some countries this vaccine is mandatory in the USA, Gardasil is administered to all girls of twelve or thirteen, Australia – eleven-twelve);
• vaccine approved for use in many countries (about thirty countries of the European Union used drugs "Gardasil" and "Cervarix");
• vaccine is valid for life;
• there is a chance will never be faced with a terrible disease.