HPV vaccine mandates

Viruses are not the cause per se of cervical cancer. There has to be exposure to the virus and their has to a susceptibility to it. Their are many factors involved and by changing those inputs (behavior, diet,nutrition, life focus, spiritual focus of an individual, teaching wise choices vs. risky behaviors, etc.) outcomes can be changed. There are healthier approaches beyond vaccination.

A Research Study

HPV vaccine mandates: just say ‘no’ to the “great big public health experiment”

While many states are seriously considering requiring vaccination of pre-teen girls as a condition of middle school admission, the case for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is very weak. Such a requirement lacks the traditional justification for vaccine mandates and therefore represents an unjustified usurpation of parental authority. Moreover, serious questions remain as to whether the vaccine is effective in preventing cervical cancer. The vaccine is the most expensive pediatric vaccine in history. Given the uncertainties surrounding the vaccine, Missouri lawmakers and taxpayers should reject this expensive and intrusive “public health experiment”.

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA. Bob.Onder@house.mo.gov

Study Finds Link Between Cancer Diagnosis and Insurance Coverage

A recent research study found links between insurance coverage, ethnicity and a cancer diagnosis. Those who are uninsured and those who are covered by a Medicaid insurance plan often do not receive a diagnosis until the condition has reached the point of an advanced stage cancer. Twelve common cancer sites were studied: breast [female], colorectal, kidney, lung, melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, ovary, pancreas, prostate, urinary bladder, uterus and thyroid.

Uninsured and Medicaid-insured patients were significantly more likely to present with advanced-stage cancer compared with privately insured patients. Also more African-Americans were found to receive a later stage diagnosis. This finding was most prominent for patients who had cancers that can potentially be detected early by screening or symptom assessment. (full study here)

What If You Are Uninsured?

If you are uninsured take advantage of free cancer screenings. Many hospitals and clinics offer free screening services throughout the year or at annual health fairs.

Make health an enthusiastic priority. Many cancers develop over a 10 -20 year period. An interesting fact about the body is that our cells renew every seven years.

Learn about the symptoms and behaviors that lead to cancer.

Be Well.

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