Study shows men should get HPV vaccine too

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Posted: 05/19/2011

For a few years now, young women have been pushed to get the HPV vaccine, but now doctors are saying men should get it too.

Researchers say it could help prevent certain cancers in men.

The Human Papiloma Virus is the sexually transmitted disease that can also lead to cervical cancer in women.

The vaccine is recommended for women who are under 26 years old. The FDA approved the first HPV vaccine, gardasil, back in 2006.

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