Cancer leaders urge increased vaccination against HPV

A joint statement from the country’s leading cancer centers calls for increased vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV), which is responsible for approximately 27,000 new cancer diagnoses each year. “HPV vaccination represents a rare opportunity to prevent many cases of cancer that is tragically underused,” says the statement. “As national leaders in cancer research and clinical care, we are compelled to jointly issue this call to action.” A total of 69 cancer centers signed the statement, including M.D.