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the 'PAAPI' virus - human pappiloma virus

Ca cervix – ‘protect her from 16 & 18, before she turns 15’ The ball is in your court. How would you like to play it? This isn’t a write up about the aetiology, clinical features, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cervical cancer. A fraction of the readers has already at some point of their lives googled cervical cancer. Some of you may have seen people with cervical cancer. And the rest of you are going to google cervical cancer after u are done with this article. Then what is this article about? It is about aiding you to decide the fate of the ball that is in your court.  It is about emphasising the need of getting your little princesses, 3 doses of a vaccine. The vaccine that has a potential of shielding her from a form of cancer up to 90%!! It is you who has to ensure her this 90% chance to life, as by the time she grows up to be informed enough to get herself vaccinated, it could be too late. Cervical cancer isn’t just two words with 5 vowels and 6 consonant...