 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Based upon their published success rates with the 4 strains of HPV including 16 and 18 that are responsible for the overwhelming majority of HPV+ SCC IF 100% of all worldwide boys and girls got all 3 HPV shots then it is safe to assume that generation and all that followed who also did the same thing would be HPV free. Unfortunately the chances of that happening are NIL. So the next best thing for our pre sexually active kids would be to get the shots and only have sex with someone who got all 3 shots before they ever came in contact with the virus.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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