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Published: 04/16/10

HPV Vaccine: Why Boys -- Not Just Girls -- Need a Shot in the Arm

By  Sarah Wildman - Politics Daily
HPV Vaccine: Why Boys -- Not Just Girls -- Need a Shot in the Arm

Why is HPV still considered a girls' disease? Today, "girls" well past girlhood are seeking the vaccine to guard against human papillomavirus and cervical cancer -- and, according to new findings by Dartmouth researchers, women aged 18-25 are more likely to get the $360 shots if they think their mother would approve. It's great that girls and women are being proactive. But where are the male counterparts? Why are women bearing yet another burden of sexual activity while their partners and boyfriends and husbands ride on the coattails of girls' earned immunity? (STD prevention now, just like ...

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Published: 11/9/09

Mandy Moore and Miss USA Race for Cancer Cause in Washington, D.C.

By  Emily Miller - Politics Daily
Mandy Moore and Miss USA Race for Cancer Cause in Washington, D.C.

Mandy Moore, the actress and singer, and Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton were in Washington, D.C., on Sunday for the inaugural Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF)'s "Race to End Women's Cancer." Race participants could choose to run the half marathon, 5K or walk one mile through the city. Moore twittered at 6:30 a.m.: " Up early w/ @GSKUS to lend support to GCF's 'race to end women's cancer.' just doin' my part to help women fight cervical cancer." Moore chose to walk the one-mile course. Dalton twittered at 8:30 a.m.: "2500 participants at the GCF race today in DC!! Woohoo!!" Race witnesses ...

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