Despite HPV Vaccine, Cervical Cancer Rates Keep Rising

Since the inception of this 'breakthrough' that would slash rates of this disease almost 17 years ago, it has done the exact opposite of what was promised.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• More than 200 strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) have been identified, and about 40 of them can cause cancer, including cervical, penile, oral, vaginal, vulvar and anal cancer. Of these, cervical cancer is the most common type of HPV-related cancer in the U.S.

• The first HPV vaccine, Gardasil, was licensed in 2006. The vaccine was hail…