What is cervical cancer vaccine?
Mom delegation to Hong Kong to Guangzhou, "looking to play."
Guangzhou, a woman on the forum, there are occasional users delegation to Hong Kong to launch a vaccination, but how in the above exchange vaccination more convenient, better attitude which hospital services and other topics, some netizens also produced a "Guide to Hong Kong to vaccination." Hong Kong's cervical cancer vaccine is about 1,000 Hong Kong dollars a needle, so after three needle takes 2000-3000 yuan, although expensive, but many women are considered "no longer have to worry about cervical cancer vaccine kick, very value . " In Guangzhou, some private hospitals also "private" introduced vaccines sold at high prices to the needs of citizens.
Star calls for women to cervical cancer vaccine inoculation
"It was not you think this is an important thing, plus the trouble, say to check very shy, totally did not expect to do so recently and chatted around only to find a female friend, everyone has vaccinated cervix cancer vaccine. "Pace said Taiwanese actress on her microblogging. Now, female fans eager to forward this message and talking about this. "And this vaccine it, thank reminder." "I'm in Australia, this vaccine is very common, have played a lot of friends around." Some users have said overseas "has been fought."
Cervical cancer is the only vaccine-preventable cancers
Cervical cancer is the world's second biggest killer of women worldwide approximately one million new cases per year, more than half the mortality rate is so far the only break of cancer. Now the medical community has made it clear human papillomavirus (abbreviation HPV) is a major cause of cervical cancer in women, 99% of cervical cancer related to HPV (full name "HPV") infection. In 2006, the cervical cancer vaccine good of repair (Gardasil) was first available in the U.S. at present, cervical cancer vaccine currently in use in 124 countries and regions, including China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, but in China, the current cervical cancer vaccine still in clinical trials, yet approved
Why do not fully prevent cervical cancer vaccine?
The main existing vaccines prevent HPV-16 and HPV-18 two kinds of high-risk virus infection
Approved the listing of the world's cervical cancer vaccine has two brands, namely GlaxoSmithKline vaccine Kang Hui Yan, and Merck & Co. of Gardasil, one of which is a tetravalent vaccine against HPV-6, HPV -11, HPV-16 and HPV-18 virus which 4, wherein the HPV-16 and HPV-18 is a high-risk HPV can cause cervical cancer; other is a bivalent vaccine against HPV-16 and only HPV-18 . Zhang Qiu Director noted that 70% to 75% of cervical cancer because of HPV-16 infection or HPV-18, two major vaccines currently on the market, can these two types of virus-induced cervical cancer prevention can play a good effect.
25% of the vaccine to prevent cervical cancer can not pass
HPV virus has already identified more than 200 kinds, there are 16, 18 high-risk types associated with cervical cancer and more than 10, at least 25% of cervical cancer can not be prevented by existing vaccines, is not guaranteed hit After other high-risk type of vaccine in the future will not be infected with virus-induced type 33, type 35 and other cancer. "Zhang Qiu director said.
A needle is valid for five years term effects are unknown
Due to the time listed on the shorter cervical cancer vaccine, is still in the experimental stage of exploration, its long-term preventive effect Shangqie without conceivable. "Cervical cancer vaccine only a few years old, is currently investigating a number of large-scale U.S., Europe is still in progress, the general age of onset of cervical cancer is 40 years old, but not yet infected then inoculated into this age, so it is No exact analysis of long-term effects of cervical cancer prevention. "
Dageng how cervical cancer vaccine effective?
Age: 9-26 year old woman suggested ,11-12 years old to play the best
Fight cervical cancer vaccine as early as possible. World Health Organization believes that to get the HPV vaccine to protect people age 9-26 years old, the most appropriate vaccination at the age of 11-12 years old. Zhang Qiu said that there is no listing of a therapeutic cancer vaccine, cervical cancer vaccine can prevent HPV infection, and can not directly kill the HPV virus. Women did not begin life after vaccination, HPV infection can be greatly reduced, HPV infected after vaccination against the virus body's immune function will be enhanced.
Inoculation methods: Within 6 months 3 times 3 needle injection
Cervical cancer vaccine will be given three injections over six months. Minors need the consent of the guardian of vaccination. There are those who are allergic to the vaccine ingredients and pregnant women should not be vaccinated. If the injection began pregnancy, childbirth and then continue to be injected can be completed.
Note: There are sex women should have regular cervical cancer screening
All along, many women fearful for cervical cancer, especially in the later found to be infected with HPV that he was suffering from cancer, or is about to suffer from cancer. In fact, the HPV infection is not terrible. According to Zhang Qiu, director of introduction, 80% of women in their lifetime will once infection, which is usually temporary, will not bring great harm to the body, the virus usually 8-12 months, the longest no more than two the years by the immune system, "driven out." Only a few weak immune function of women, into the body can not get rid of HPV, caused by persistent infection with HPV. Zhang Qiu said that adult sexual life of women just need to have regular annual Cervical cancer prevention screening to detect cervical cancer ...
When late-made cervical cancer vaccine to come?
Domestic vaccine clinical trials in 2-3 years
In recent years, more and more people aware of the need for early vaccination to prevent cervical cancer cervical cancer vaccine, however, there are not yet listed and their vaccine introduction of the vaccine imported from the Mainland has become a limiting factor for cervical cancer vaccine can not be objectively widely . When the country to have a cervical cancer vaccine? Zhang Qiu, currently National Laboratory, Xiamen University, Key Laboratory are several joint research and development of its vaccines are expected in two to three years after entering the clinical trial stage, as used in the human body also needs a very long time.
Taking into account the racial side of things different, disease control department is also currently on imported vaccines in human clinical trials, clinical sites are situated at Beijing, Guangdong, Zhejiang, four hospitals, including test points located in Guangzhou Panyu in Guangdong, 2009 trial began in March, is expected to close by the end of this year.