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Originally Posted by Intense1
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What if young girls who get this vaccine decide that they are immune to cervical cancer, therefore, they don't need Pap smears when they become sexually active? Pap smears are the main guard against cervical cancer becoming a life-stealer. *snip*
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I have to say that most young girls (young people, in general) already feel impervious to cancer. I'd imagine that any young ladies educated and motivated enough to get paps would be smart enough to continue getting them as needed.
But honestly, the main reason young women get paps is because it's required to continue their birth control Rx.
Now, I thought I heard in the advertisements that this vaccine protects against all the cancer-causing strains...am I misunderstanding?
It's still going to take an entire generation or two to completely weed out HPV. Maybe at that point, paps won't be needed.