Vaccine call against HPV

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Lerato Khumalo

In the month of cervical cancer awareness, Turkey’s HPV table emerged. Cervical cancer, which is seen in 4.5 per hundred thousandths and diagnosed with more than 2 thousand women annually, is detected in more than 600 thousand women worldwide every year. The World Health Organization created a series of action plans until 2030 to rapidly progress on the way to destroy cervical cancer. According to this, 90 percent of girls are vaccinated until the age of 15, the World Health Organization, the best result of the application of vaccines before exposure to HPV, the best result, after the exposure is of great importance to prevent progress.

The biggest reason HPV

HPV virus, which has about 100 different types, has a very important role in cervical cancer. So much so that 99.7 percent of cervical cancers have shown the presence of HPV. Hepatitis virus is a fact that there is a relationship between HPV and Ahim mouth cancer, more pronounced than the relationship between liver cancer and smoking with lung cancer. Because With the prevention of HPV infections, there is a chance to prevent this cancer with the early detection of cellular disorders caused by the virus.

HPV vaccines can be applied from the age of 9 Assoc. Dr. Pınar Yalçın Bahat: “It is sufficient to apply two doses with 6 months between 9 and 14 years of age. 3 dose of vaccination is required within the age of 14 to 55 years of age. One dose of vaccination is sufficient for men. “

Used for 20 years

Experts say that with the development of HPV vaccine, a very important success has been achieved to protect against a type of cancer. HPV vaccine has been actively used in the world for about 20 years. With the vaccination of all societies, it is noted that it is possible to erase and eliminate this disease from the earth.

In our country and all over the world, cancer rates are increasing in the gynecology and obstetrician Assoc. Dr. Pınar Yalçın Bahat stated that this increase in breast cancer and cervical cancer, especially in women’s cancers, underlines that Human Papilloma virus is one of the main reasons for the increase in cervical cancer. Apart from HPV, Assoc. Dr. Bahat, “Sexuality at an early age, multiple sexual partner, weak immune system, genetic predisposition, not to have advanced age, smear scans, smoking cigarettes are among the causes of the disease” says.

Risk Group Attention!

Stating that some high -risk HPV species play an important role in the development of this cancer, Assoc. Dr. Pınar Yalçın Bahat draws attention to the importance of vaccination and says: “HPV is a sexually transmitted virus and can lead to many types of cancer, including cervical cancer. However, all HPV infections do not cause cancer. Some of the HPV types are cleaned over time, especially if the immune system works well under the age of 35, and does not cause any problems. Some types of HPV, especially types of “high risk” groups may increase the risk of cervical cancer. This virus can damage the cells in the cervix and cause abnormal cell changes. “

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