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"Study: HPV vaccine prevents genital warts in males"
John Mayer can breathe a sigh of relief! CLICK HERE to read the article accompanying this headline.
Study: HPV vaccine prevents genital warts in males
For the first time, an expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women has proven successful at preventing a disease in men, according to a study released Thursday by the vaccine's maker.
The disease is genital warts — sexually transmitted, embarrassing and uncomfortable — but not life-threatening.
Still, the results are expected to bolster a likely bid by the vaccine's manufacturer, Merck & Co. Inc., to begin marketing the vaccine to boys, experts said. Merck plans to ask the government for that approval later this year.
"This opens the door to a wonderful opportunity to prevent illness," said Anna Giuliano, a researcher at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., who worked on the Merck study. The research results were being presented Thursday at a medical conference in Europe.
The focus was Merck's vaccine, Gardasil, which is given in three doses over six months and is priced at about $375.
The vaccine targets the two types of HPV, or human papillomavirus, believed to be responsible for about 70 percent of cervical cancer cases, and two other types that cause most genital warts. HPV is spread through sex.
In 2006, the U.S. government licensed the vaccine for use in girls and women ages 9 to 26. Males can spread the virus, but the vaccine was not licensed for them because there was no evidence it prevented disease in men.
Though about 40 other countries have approved the vaccine for males, there still is no medical proof Gardasil prevents penile cancer or other HPV-associated cancers in men. There also is no evidence it prevents men from spreading HPV to women.
The new study involved about 4,000 males ages 16 to 26 in nearly 20 countries. Results showed the vaccine was 90 percent effective in preventing genital warts, with only 15 cases of persistent infection in the vaccinated group, compared to 101 cases in a group that was given a fake vaccine.
No serious side effects were reported. The research is continuing, but these results reflect how the men were doing about 30 months after the injections, on average.
The results are "very exciting," but it's not clear they will be enough to persuade many American families to get their teenage boys vaccinated, said Dr. Maura Gillison, an HPV researcher at Johns
Hopkins University who was not involved in the Merck study.
She noted that only 1 in 4 girls have gotten the vaccine so far, despite compelling medical studies that indicate the shots prevent female cancers.
"When parents are sitting in a room discussing with a pediatrician whether to vaccinate their child against anything, they'd like to know what the potential benefit is. A parent might say, 'I'm not inclined to vaccinate my child to prevent a benign genital wart,'" she said.
Government officials have been awaiting this interim analysis from Merck. They are eager to see additional information that may come later on the vaccine's effect on precancerous lesions, said Dr. Lauri Markowitz, an HPV expert at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"It's obviously encouraging data, but the policy makers will be looking at a variety of different issues," including how cost-effective the shot would be if used in males, said Markowitz, a medical epidemiologist.
HPV causes at least 20,000 cases of cancer in the U.S. each year. Cervical cancer is the most common type, but about a quarter of cancers occur in men, including penile, anal and even head and neck cancers.
No dick warts on me!
Great! No more condoms!
Fuck, you know SICK FUCK website when this shit comes at right outta bed, good luck with warts on your cornhole Mario.
wtf are warts?
Re: topper – Put some pants on.
lol
Re: SheriMoonZombie – The bumps on Dr. Satan's cock.
No Prop 8 posts yet…..come on Perez, get with it!!!!!
Re: Big Black Dick – Re: SheriMoonZombie – must be a gay thing
I WILL NEVER GIVE MY DAUGHTER THIS VACCINE!!!!! BEWARE OF FREE VACCINES FROM THE GOV PPL!!! THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THIS VACCINE ARE NOT BEING MADE PUBLIC!!!!
Re: Big Black Dick – I WANT TOPPER TO MOVE HIS HANDS! IT'S FREAKY FRIDAY YOU KNOW!!!!
Re: Big Black Dick –
Don't tell him to put some pants on. He looks damn fine to me. How you doin? No warts?
BOO!
bareback all the way!!! woohoo!!
thanks perez for this info!!
EVERYONE DITCH YOUR CONDOMS!!!
This vaccine is horrible.. it is killing our daughters, sisters, friends, etc. YES, there have been deaths! Please rethink this vaccine!
Re: 1MamaK – THANK YOU I AM GLAD SOMEONE HAS EDUCATED THEMSELVES! I REFRUSE TO GIVE THIS TO MY DAUGHTER AND I NOTICE ALL THE COMMERCIALS IN CANADA HAVE MINORITY GIRLS AND WOMEN PROMOTING IT! WHICH MAKES ME THINK! I PERSONALLY BELIEVE AND I COULD BE CRAZY, THAT IS IS SOME SORT OF BIRTH CONTROL AS WELL! AND ARTHRITIS IS ALSO AS MAJOR SIDE EFFECT!
Nice keep Mayer out of this
are you serious. it is the best. Countries in Europe give it to girls for free to rid them of cervical cancer.
Re Letty B's comment: The side effects are nil…I just assisted the "Gov't" in vaccinating 15000 girls. The side effects of NOT getting it are…Cancer, warts, PID, etc. Maybe you should let your kid make an INFORMED decision for herself, as you are so woefully UNINFORMED!
perez you are a genital wart
and btw, my name is survivor because I survived a cancer this vaccine could have prevented, so I do know what I'm talking about!
Not being a whore and not sleeping around prevents genital warts(and cervical cancer) too!
I agree this vaccine may have dangerous side-effects and should not just be blindly given out.Here in Canada there have been several serious and potentially fatal anaphylactic shock(allergic reactions) due to it. My mother also has a suspicion it might be a secret form of forced sterilization(and anything "free" from the gov't should always be suspect!), and I think if you raise your children with good values they won't even BE at risk, so why risk the vaccine? (We don't vaccinate our kids with it, or with the Hepatitis as well for the same reason; on both moral grounds and safety issues, but we do get them the other standard vaccines; we are not anti-vaccine; we are selective about it) and abstinence goes a long way,too(being that it's sexually transmitted)….
Good for you, Pigez…..all that hard work paid off!
Re: Pogue Mahone – THANK YOU IT IS NICE TO KNOW I AM NOT CRAZY!!!! LOL!
Re: survivor – ACTUALLY IT ONLY PROTECT AGAINST A SMALL AMOUNT OF CRVICAL CANCER! YOU CAN STILL GET CERVICAL CANCER EVEN WITH THIS VACCINE! AND CONGRATS ON BEATING YOURS!
Re: survivor – AND THERE ARE MANY SIDE EFFECTS I AM SORRY! MY FRIENDS DAUGHTER NOW HAS ARTHRITIS THAT THEY HAVE ATTRIBUTED TO THE VACCINE! WE WILL PROBABLY NOT AGREE AND WHEN MY DAUGHTER IS EIGHTEEN SHE CAN DECIDE FOR HERSELF BUT RIGHT NOW IT IS MY DECISION AND I WON'T GIVE IT TO HER.
Re: argo – IT CAN'T GET RID OF CERVICAL CANCER… HENCE VACCINE!!!
i know what it does. it could have prevented the operation i had last week
Re: argo – IT'S FREE IN CANADA TOO! I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY FORM OF CANCER SO I HAVE NO IDEA IF MY VIEWS WOULD BE DIFFERENT! AND I HAVE KNOW IDEA WHAT YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH BUT I AM GLAD TO SEE YOU ARE A SURVIVOR.
Just because some of us don't believe in gay marriage, it doesn't mean we hate gay people. GROW UP! This is why I have such a hard time with liberals…. As long as no one disagrees with your views and opinions life is great. The minute someone disagrees with you we're all haters!!! Why don't you stick to entertainment and leave your political views off your website.
while i understand concerns with the deaths from this shot. i would give it to my daughter, and my son. i had the shot last year and i am very greatful. it could save my life and those of others. the only side effect i ever had was a little redness where the needle went in. i think this shot should be mandatory for young women.
Re: LettyB – yeah I JUST SAW I AM LEGEND last night
FUCK THAT SHIT!
Re: LettyB – Yes, and did I mention my mother is also a retired nurse? They were always trying to force her to get the flu shot at work too but everyone we knew who got it was always sick; some even had to go into the ICU, incl.. my mother-in-law and a friend from church! Some people question whether the MMR vaccine causes autism too(I have concerns about, as well as the fact it is manufactured from aborted fetal tissue, but still had the kids vaccinated as you also have to weigh the seriousness of the diseases,too) but that's a whole different argument!!
I think one has to be careful and research and be informed about EVERYTHING we put into our bodies!
I hate that placebo crap! If I was going for a study constantly, and getting poked and proded, I'd be SO PISSED if I was given the "placebo".
Re: countrycelebxoxo – How did you get this shot? It's only being given to non-sexually active people. If you've had a son and a daughter, you've already possibly been exposed to the virus that causes HPV.
First of all- Suze- I don't know what backwards ass place you're living in, but they give this shot to all women, especially sexually active ones.
Secondly, this drug has been around for about 5 years. That is NOT even close to long enough for long term testing. No one has any idea what the hell is going to happen to these chicks when they hit middle/old age. Already there are scary side-effects.
Third-here's some fucking food for thought. When this drug first came out, they marketed it to women ages 12-25. Anyone notice anything significant about these ages? As in some girls start having sex at 12 (yes, it happens), and most "settle down" at 25, fucking bullshit.
THEY'VE KNOWN SINCE THE BEGINNING IT PREVENTS GENITAL WARTS!!!
Why are they deciding to come out with this now? Because everyone would have freaked out if they came out with "the preventive to an std" you know all the focus on the family freaks would immediately think that all of their children would then go on a fucking spree (sure). So, no, they pushed the cervical cancer angle so that all the cancer patients would get on board, because how can you argue with a cancer survivor?
The fact is, it prevents genital warts in women AND in men, but they had to market it right. Bullshit Merck scams, please be aware before you throw this shit in your children!!!!!!!!
Re: El Bunso – What's with all the raining shit on my head? All I wondered was how the other person got the shot when she clearly has been sexually active. I don't live in bumfuck USA by the way…here's what is said about the vaccine: "Gardasil is only effective in preventing HPV infections, not in treating those already infected by HPV, and so the vaccine must be given before HPV infection occurs in order to be effective. For this reason it is recommended to administer the vaccine before adolescence and the onset of sexual activity."
Re: El Bunso – thank you!
LOL John Mayer!!
I got a low grade of HPV three months after the vaccine came out and doctors actually brought it up to patients. Its not as serious as everyone makes it seem unless you have a different grade of the virus. I fortunately have virtually nothing and it will eventually disappear with good health. Some other people are not so lucky and have outbreaks and eventually can lead to cancer. Its an STD no doubt and instead of injecting your children with something that has been out less than 20 years, people should explain to there children what are the potential dangers and life threatening things that can happen to them if they decide to not to use there head. My mother never taught me what i needed to know about sex and look where it got me! So talk to your kids and be open. If there sexually active at 12, 15, 18 whatever talk talk talk. Because there are so many diffrent diseases and viruses out there parents do what they have to to protect there children but really, do you believe HIV came from a monkey. A human screwed a monkey and then screwed a human. Does not sound so plausible. But thats my opinion not yours. The American Government are all sneaky liars
Re: Suze –
Ok, so from that information how did you glean that the shot can, and I quote you, "only being given to non-sexually active people"?
You know what, never mind. I don't have time for this shit.
SuperPinupMama- I agree with you. There is some shady shit out there and instead of jumping when the govt says jump, just talk to your fucking kids.
I got that vaccine yesterday and my arm hurt like hell for 4 hours
This vaccine is free in Australia to all women,
i think anyone that has a major conspiracy against their government in respects such as these is just foolish for putting themselves at risk.
Cancer is such a serious disease, and if something has been created to fight this disease then im all for it.
i got the 2nd booster for that shot on tuesday; and my arms still hurts like a bitch.
oh and you parents who think your children are all saints or w/e and you've "taught them well enough to not have sex", trust me, it ain't happening,
and sooner or later they'll get into it.
Only 1 in 4 girls have gotten the vaccine so far. Could someone please post the name and phone number of that girl?
John Mayer??? You calling the kettle black, eh Mario?
HPV vaccine, developed by Merck, and supported by the Centre for Disease Control (which I call the Centre for Population Control) is a deadly risk to take. The science behind the vaccine (obtained under freedom of information requests and a court case headed by Judicial Watch) is complete BUNK science. The FDA is responsible for fast tracking this vaccine into the American and Canadian marketplace strickly to manifest the legal corporate mandate of Merck, which is PROFIT. View the report available at www.JudicialWatch.org called "A Judicial Watch Special Report: Examining the FDA's HPV Vaccine Records. Obtained under freedom of information requests this report exposes faulty science and 8,864 Vaccine Adverse Event Reports in which 18 deaths are exposed. BOYCOTT THIS VACCINE, it has not been tested on it's effects on fertility nor carcinogeniicty nor genotoxicity. During Merck's "placebo controlled trials" they faked their "safety" results by using an undetermined amount of aluminum in their placebo.
Re: LettyB – Please don't be ignorant…I have had this vaccine with no side effects AT ALL!!!! My sister and many of my colleagues have had it and we're all fine…My doctor also GAVE me the insert that comes with the vaccine so I could be informed…Perhaps before making decisions you need to discuss this further with a medical professional, remember your doctor can give an unbiased decision purely based on the merits of any vaccine because they aren't going to lose money if you choose to not to get the vaccine…If you would like to be informed with REAL SCIENTIFIC information I would recommend that you google Pubmed which offers peer reviewed journal articles for you to read (some are free some are not but nearly all have abstracts for free which contain the 'gist' of the article). If you can't understand the terms used buy a dictionary
i'm on this vaccine and there are NO side effects!! it's gonna save me from cancer!! whoohoo!!