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Originally Posted by cadre
This is very true, I know a lot of women (both young and old) who do not get check ups as often as they should. Slow growing cancer or not, you don't want to have to deal with cancer period.
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See, this is what bothers me about the whole idea. I'm not against a vaccine, but it even says in the vaccine's brochure that it isn't a replacement for exams. It might help, but it won't completely prevent you from getting cancer. If you don't want to have to deal with cancer period, then do what you can to make sure you don't get it. That list includes going to the doctors on a regular basis.
I've had cancer 3 times in my short life and I would not have caught it as early as I did had I not gone to the doctor. It's more important than a vaccine. Cervical cancer isn't the only type of cancer you can get, and Gardasil doesn't even prevent all types of cervical cancer. If you don't want cancer, then going to the gynecologist once a year should be as important as Christmas or your birthday or whatever your favorite day of celebration is.
On an unrelated note, when did they come up with a vaccine for chickenpox? I missed this one. Did chickenpox suddenly become really horrible anyway? I'm not against getting rid of the virus completely, I was just curious.