The new label informs consumers on the fact that Gardasil may also be used to prevent cancers of the vagina and vulva.

Gardasil targets four strains of HPV, the human papillomavirus. While the four are responsible for nearly all cases of cervical cancer, two of them can also lead to several vulvar and vaginal cancers, a Merck scientist said.

..."With additional one-year follow-up, we now have more rigorous data," he added, also saying that the vaccine proved to be 100% efficient in clinical trials in what vulvar and vaginal cancers concern.

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So a collective "yay!" should be in order. While they do tend to be rarer cancers, they can be devestating none-the-less.

Now lets just get some people to stop thinking that it will somehow the vaccine will make pre-teens engage in sex and it will be all good.

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September 15, 2008 2:24 AM

[0+|0-]  EvilSlutClique said:

That's interesting, we'll definitely be looking into this more to see exactly what new evidence came to light that led to this conclusion.

Gotta say though, we think it's a little problematic to say that it will be "all good" if we can just get the silly 'Gardasil will make girls slutty' crowd to pipe down. Women should be able to raise questions and concerns about a relatively new vaccine without being labeled as right-wing conspiracy theorists.

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