ASPSH

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

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"Virtually all (99.7 %) Cervical Cancer cases are caused by certain types of HPV1,2"

"Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in Canadian women aged 20-44 years old after breast cancer"3

"In Canada, approximately 1400 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year. On average, one Canadian woman dies of cervical cancer every day and four other women are given the diagnosis."4

"On average, 436 Canadian women are newly diagnosed with vulvar or vaginal cancer each year5 and approximately 128 women die from these diseases"6

"$300 million spent on HPV every year in Canada"7