Do you recommend the HPV vaccination for your young patients with HPV-associated cancers or pre-cancers who have not yet been vaccinated?
Assuming patient is <45 years old with cervical, vulvar, vaginal, anal, or head/neck cancers, or with CIN/VIN/VaIN/AIN/oropharyngeal precancerous lesions.
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Yes, worth getting vaccinated to reduce risk for recurrent dysplasia. Lichter et al., PMID 32282601. Di Donato et al., PMID 33919003. Jentschke et al., PMID 32762871.
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Answer from: at Community Practice
Yes! Completely agree with @Stephanie A. Sullivan based on the evidence she cited. In my practice, I have had several people interested when they first come to see me for dysplasia treatment. Even my patients that did not know it was an option generally are receptive when I bring up HPV vaccination ...
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Radiation Oncologist at Providence St Mary Cancer Center
Why just dysplasia and not invasive carcinoma? If ...
Why just dysplasia and not invasive carcinoma? If ...