HPV vaccination helps prevent cancers of which sites?

HPV vaccination helps prevent cancers of which sites?

• A. Lungs
• B. Skin
• C. Brain
• D. Cervical, penile, anal, oropharyngeal

Answer: (D)

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines work by preventing infection with high‑risk HPV strains that can lead to certain cancers. Those cancers most commonly linked to HPV are cervical cancer, and also anal, penile, and oropharyngeal cancers (in the back of the throat). By stopping HPV infection, the vaccine lowers the risk of developing cancers at these sites. Cancers of the lungs or brain are not caused by HPV infection in the same way, and the vaccine does not prevent those. Skin cancers aren’t targeted by HPV vaccines either, since they aren’t primarily driven by HPV.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines work by preventing infection with high‑risk HPV strains that can lead to certain cancers. Those cancers most commonly linked to HPV are cervical cancer, and also anal, penile, and oropharyngeal cancers (in the back of the throat). By stopping HPV infection, the vaccine lowers the risk of developing cancers at these sites. Cancers of the lungs or brain are not caused by HPV infection in the same way, and the vaccine does not prevent those. Skin cancers aren’t targeted by HPV vaccines either, since they aren’t primarily driven by HPV.