http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/health/HPV-vaccine-for-boys-questioned/2521849.aspx

Please note that the vaccination of young boys is on the table for discussion in Australia, a country that is already the most enlightened in the world - as they have government funded HPV vaccination for all young girls. But there has been an MD ( not a head and neck doctor) write to suggest that the benefits do not outweigh the costs. This writer clearly has not seen any patients with an advanced oral cancer. Anyone who feels like writing a counter point to the appropriate authorities is encouraged to do so. It would be nice to see the country with the best policy for women be the one with equality for men. And if the oral cancer argument isn't enough, gender based vaccination in the cervical cancer model is only addressing half the problem. Men are vectors of the virus to women. In the next generation, Australia could be the first country in the world to be HPV16 -18 free.

Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.