The HPV vaccine—What the family practitioner needs to know

Franco Guidozzi

doi:10.1080/20786204.2008.10873734

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The HPV vaccine—What the family practitioner needs to know

Franco Guidozzi

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Franco Guidozzi, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

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Abstract

This article reviews the impact of human papilloma virus infection on the development of cervical cancer and the efficacy of newly developed HPV vaccines. These vaccines may have a major impact on the reduction of these common malignancies.

Keywords

HPV; family practitioner; cervix; cancer

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