Study shows HPV-related cancer incidence rates, not traditional disparities, affect Alabama’s HPV vaccine uptake
HONOLULU (March 16, 2019) ─ A study presented today at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s 50th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer shows that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates in Alabama are highest in counties with high incidence rates of HPV-related cancer. “The higher the rate of cancer in the county, the higher the rate of vaccination,” said presenter Jennifer Young Pierce, MD, MPH, USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute. […]