Issue Brief: HPV Vaccination for Prevention of Oropharyngeal Cancer

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Issue Brief ThumbAugust is National Immunization Awareness Month in the United States. This is an opportunity to celebrate immunization as one of the greatest public health achievements and also increase awareness about diseases that can be prevented by vaccines. 

Center for Oral Health joins this effort with a new Issue Brief that outlines the potential cost-benefit relation of HPV immunization for the prevention of Oropharyngeal Cancers (OPCs) in the United States. 

Download “Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for the Prevention of Oropharyngeal Cancer in the United States: A Cost/Benefit Analysis” here.

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