Vaccination Against HPV Important for Boys too

Human papilloma virus infection is common in men and may cause development of genital warts and the development of head and neck or anal or penile cancers too, Gillian Prue claims. She says incidence of this has increased in the past two decades with HPV causing 5% of all human cancers. Since September 2008 a free vaccination has been available for 12-13 year old girls in the UK with a catch up programme for girls up to age 18. Australia, the US, Austria and parts ...