Understanding and Preventing HPV

<p>Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky</p> <p>Guest: Dr. Pamela Hull, Associate Director of Population Science and Community Impact, Markey Cancer Center and Associate Professor of Behavioral Science, UK College of Medicine</p> <p>January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. HPV (or human papillomavirus) can cause cervical cancer.  HPV vaccines can prevent the infection that can lead to this and other types of cancer.  On this episode of Cancer Conversations, Dr. Pamela Hull shares information about HPV and the HPV vaccine, including when recipients should begin getting the vaccination.  This information is very important for parents of pre-teen and teens.</p> <p>For more information about the HPV vaccine visit:</p> <p><a href='http://get3shots.org'>Get 3 Shots</a></p> <p>Connect with the UK Markey Cancer Center</p> <p>Online <a href='http://bit.ly/Markey-TalkingFACS'>Markey Cancer Center</a></p> <p>On Facebook <a href='https://www.facebook.com/UKMarkey/'>@UKMarkey</a></p> <p>On Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/UKMarkey'>@UKMarkey</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>