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Racial and economic gap in awareness of lifesaving HPV vaccine

By Guest PostJune 4, 2013Healthabigail shrader, anal cancer, anees chagpar, asco, asians, awareness, cervical cancer, cervical cancer rates, Chicago, data, economic gap, hispanics, hpv, hpv awareness, hpv infection, hpv vaccination, human papilloma virus, lifesaving hpv vaccine, oral cancers, racial, sexual organs, sexually transmitted virus

There are worrisome racial, economic, educational, and gender gaps in awareness about the lifesaving vaccine for human papilloma virus (HPV), a Yale Cancer Center study has found. The study is being presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.

HPV is a primarily sexually transmitted virus most widely known for causing cervical cancer, but it can also cause anal cancer, certain oral cancers, and cancers of the sexual organs of both women and men. (more…)

Very Few Low-Income Moms Meet Breastfeeding Recommendations

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Less than 2 percent of low-income mothers met breastfeeding recommendations in a recent study – a drastic decline compared with a more affluent population – and a lack of support and available resources appears to play a key role.

The research findings out of Michigan State University suggest in addition to raising overall awareness of breastfeeding, especially among women of lower socioeconomic status, physicians can play a role in removing barriers that prevent new mothers from breastfeeding. (more…)

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Racial and economic gap in awareness of lifesaving HPV vaccine

Very Few Low-Income Moms Meet Breastfeeding Recommendations