Almost half of girls missing out on vaccination against mouth cancer

A health minister expressed alarm after hearing that 40% of girls are missing out on a vaccine that can significantly cut cases of mouth cancer.

Dentist, Sir Paul Beresford, revealed the low take-up of the programme to guard against the human papillomavirus (HPV), in his Surrey constituency.

Sir Paul is already pressing for the vaccine to be extended to all boys, warning that HPV-related oral cancers are sharply on the rise in the UK.

Source: http://www.dentapress.com/headlines/5775-almost-half-of-girls-missing-out-on-vaccination-against-mouth-cancer.html

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