The HPV Vaccine: 20th century discovery, Today’s cancer prevention

This is a partial recording of SCI Science Café on March 25, 2023. After decades of research and clinical trials, the HPV vaccine was approved starting in 2006. Ana Reyes shares her cervical cancer story. Dr. Beverly S. Mitchell and Dr. Nichole Tyson explain the science background and health benefits of this vaccine, especially when children are vaccinated by the age of 11 or 12 years old. #cervicalcancer #HPV #HPVvaccination #cancerprevention #oncology
Speakers
Ana Reyes
Cancer Survivor & Health Advocate
Beverly S. Mitchell, MD
Oncologist & Professor, Stanford Medicine
Emeritus Director, Stanford Cancer Institute
Nichole Tyson, MD
Physician & Clinical Professor, Stanford Medicine
Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology, Obstetrics & Gynecology
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