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Old 10-30-2009, 06:27 PM   #10
Clodfobble
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Originally Posted by glatt
the lifetime risk for a woman dying of cervical cancer is one in 500.
Cite please? The article linked above indicated that it was far, far lower than that, even moreso when you consider that 4 out of 5 cases are in developing countries. 1 in 500 women in America does not die of cervical cancer, even measured over a lifetime.

The question is not just how dangerous is it, the question is how effective is it. If it does not actually do anything to lower the rate of cervical cancer, it doesn't matter how safe it is or isn't.

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She went on to surprise the audience by stating that the incidence of cervical cancer in the U.S. is already so low that “even if we get the vaccine and continue PAP screening, we will not lower the rate of cervical cancer in the US.”

There will be no decrease in cervical cancer until at least 70 percent of the population is vaccinated, and even then, the decrease will be minimal.
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