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Increasing Hpv Vaccination Rates At Pmg Milwaukie Family Medicine, Sean Brachvogel, Justin Ferley, Jessica Hu, Lauren Moore, Sebastian Reeve, Tyler Reimann, John Yates, Daniel Ruegg
Increasing Hpv Vaccination Rates At Pmg Milwaukie Family Medicine, Sean Brachvogel, Justin Ferley, Jessica Hu, Lauren Moore, Sebastian Reeve, Tyler Reimann, John Yates, Daniel Ruegg
Milwaukie Family Medicine 2021
Background
Introduction • Between 2013 and 2017 about 45 000 HPV related cancers were diagnosed in the US per year • Of these, cervical cancer is the most common and is almost exclusively caused by HPV • About two thirds of vulvar/vaginal and penile cancers are the result of HPV infection • Vaccination has potential to dramatically reduce incidence of these cancers, and nearly eliminate cervical cancer Nationally, only 51 of teens are fully vaccinated against HPV and Oregon averages 58 59 Background Research and Literature Review Many interventions to improve HPV vaccination rates have been undertaken and studied Interventions …