4,000 women die annually from HPV, according to the CDC

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FOR EVERYONE. THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS SENDING A REMINDER TO GET VACCINATED FOR HPV. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, HPV IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CERVICAL CANCER IN WOMEN, AND EVERY FOUR OUT OF TEN CANCERS CAUSED BY HPV ALSO OCCUR IN MEN. MYA CALEB IS IN OUR STUDIO RIGHT NOW TO TELL US JUST HOW SERIOUS A CONTRACTING HPV CAN BE. MYA CARLA SCOTT. ACCORDING TO THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THERE ARE 14,000 NEW CASES OF HPV ANNUALLY AND 4000 WOMEN DIE FROM THE DISEASE EACH YEAR. IT’S RECOMMENDED TO GET VACCINATED FOR HPV BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 12, BUT THE VACCINE CAN BE ADMINISTERED AS YOUNG AS NINE AND IS TYPICALLY GIVEN THROUGH THE AGE OF 26. HOWEVER, THE FDA HAS APPROVED IT FOR THOSE THAT ARE UP TO 45 YEARS OLD. WHILE HPV IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CERVICAL CANCER IN WOMEN, IT CAN ALSO HAVE IMPACTS ON MEN. HPV CAN CAUSE AN ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION AND CAN CAN AFFECT ONE PERSON TO THE OTHER. MEN CAN ALSO HAVE CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCERS THAT ARE IN THE GENITAL REGION, BUT MORE COMMONLY THE ONE WE SEE MOST COMMONLY WITH MEN IS WHAT WE CALL ORAL PHARYNGEAL OR MOUTH AND THROAT CANCERS. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, THE VACCINE CAN PREVENT U

The Alabama Department of Public Health reports that there are 14,000 new HPV cases annually and 4,000 women die from the disease each year.The CDC recommends getting vaccinated at 11-12 years old, but the vaccine can be administered to children as young as nine."It's best given very early in life before much exposure has taken place. And that's the best way to do it. That's why it's recommended, for those that are younger," said Dr. Wes Stubblefield, a medical officer with The Alabama Department of Public Health.The vaccine is typically administered through 26 years of age, but the FDA has approved its use for people up to 45.HPV is the leading cause of cervical cancer in women, but it can also have impacts on men."HPV can cause an asymptomatic infection and can affect one person to the other. Men can also have certain types of cancers that are in the genital region. But more commonly, the one we see most commonly with men is, what we call oropharyngeal or, mouth and throat," said Stubblefield. According to the CDC, the vaccine can prevent up to 90% of cancers caused by HPV.

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The Alabama Department of Public Health reports that there are 14,000 new HPV cases annually and 4,000 women die from the disease each year.

The CDC recommends getting vaccinated at 11-12 years old, but the vaccine can be administered to children as young as nine.

"It's best given very early in life before much exposure has taken place. And that's the best way to do it. That's why it's recommended, for those that are younger," said Dr. Wes Stubblefield, a medical officer with The Alabama Department of Public Health.

The vaccine is typically administered through 26 years of age, but the FDA has approved its use for people up to 45.

HPV is the leading cause of cervical cancer in women, but it can also have impacts on men.

"HPV can cause an asymptomatic infection and can affect one person to the other. Men can also have certain types of cancers that are in the genital region. But more commonly, the one we see most commonly with men is, what we call oropharyngeal or, mouth and throat," said Stubblefield.

According to the CDC, the vaccine can prevent up to 90% of cancers caused by HPV.

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