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HPV is responsible for more than 40,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year, including cancer of the throat, cervix, anus, vulva, penis, and vagina.
Almost everyone gets HPV at some point.
HPV vaccination is safe, effective, and proven to protect your child.
From parents protecting their children's future through on-time HPV vaccination to HPV cancer survivors advocating for awareness, these stories showcase the real impact of HPV cancer prevention at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
One in five people live in rural areas of the United States, but they don't choose to be at higher risk of HPV cancers. Rural communities face higher rates of HPV cancers and lower rates of HPV vaccination compared to urban areas. Learn about innovative approaches to prevent cancers with rural communities.
You can help protect your child from 6 types of cancer. HPV vaccination has been routinely recommended by health care professionals since 2006.
“I’m grateful we have a vaccine that prevents cancer.”
Michelle Bowden, MD
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
“Vaccination in childhood before HPV exposure is the best way to protect against HPV cancers in adulthood.”
Melissa Hudson, MD, FASCO
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
“The body's immune system produces a more robust immune response to the HPV vaccine the earlier it is given.”
Chris Barry, PA-C. MMSc, DFAAPA
JMA Pediatrics