Just in case anyone was wondering, HPV is the primary cause of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer accounts for 5% of cancers worldwide.
As cervical cancer kills ~4000 women per year in the United States and ~125,000 worldwide, prevention of HPV infection is important. >From the National Cancer Institute web site (http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/HPV): "Persistent HPV infections are now recognized as the cause of essentially all cervical cancers. It was estimated that, in 2010, about 12,000 women in the United States would be diagnosed with this type of cancer and more than 4,000 would die from it. Cervical cancer is diagnosed in nearly half a million women each year worldwide, claiming a quarter of a million lives annually. HPVs also cause some cancers of the anus, vulva, vagina, and penis (2). In addition, oral HPV infection causes some cancers of the oropharynx (the middle part of the throat, including the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the tonsils) (2, 3). It has been estimated that HPV infection accounts for approximately 5 percent of all cancers worldwide (2). " Also, none of the 32 deaths were found to have been caused by the vaccine: >From the same page (http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Vaccines/HPV/jama.html), just under the statistics you quote: "The 32 death reports were reviewed and there was no common pattern to the deaths that would suggest they were caused by the vaccine. In cases where there was an autopsy, death certificate, or medical records, the cause of death could be explained by factors other than the vaccine. Some causes of death determined to date include diabetes, viral illness, illicit drug use, and heart failure." On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Maureen <mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't care about the percentage. Even one is one too many. > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Cameron Childress <camer...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> > >> 23 million doses, 32 deaths = .000001 % >> >> Looks like the chances of getting struct my lightning while juggling rabbits >> would be more likely. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:342097 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
