Cervical Cancer Vaccination for Pre-Teens - Forbes.com

This cervical cancer vaccine against the human papilloma virus, or HPV "which causes cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancers and genital warts" may soon be routine for pre-teen girls. Testing of the vaccine for boys is still ongoing. In boys, "HPV has been linked to penile, anal, and head and neck cancers and a tumor-like condition of the respiratory tract."