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My dermatologist has recommened that I get the vacine because I have developed alot of wart type growths and some skin cancer.

By Anonymous September 20, 2018 - 7:48am
 
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Do you think this vaccine will help?

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SusanC
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Hello Anon

Thank you for writing!

Can you tell us what vaccine you mean? There is no vaccine against skin cancer.

There is a vaccine for the HPV virus, that causes genital warts and can lead to cervical cancer. But if you have the virus already, a vaccine will not help. Can you tell us more about the suggested vaccine? We look forward to hearing back from you.
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Susan

September 20, 2018 - 1:08pm

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Gardarsil

September 21, 2018 - 8:25am

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SusanC
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Hello again
Gardasil may help prevent further infection of an HPV strain that causes cancer. There are many different strains, so it's something to discuss with your doctor. We cannot recommend you take it, that's up to you.
Susan

September 24, 2018 - 4:29am

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