Who Should Get the HPV Vaccine? Usage Expands Amid Debate

Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2010, 102 (12) p. 838-840

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Date of publication: June 2010

Publication type: Abstract

In a nutshell: Full-page advertisements inviting parents to immunize their preadolescent boys against human papillomavirus (HPV) have rekindled the debate over who should receive the world’s first cancer vaccine.

Length of publication: 2 pages

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Role of Cancer Treatment in Long-Term Overall and Cardiovascular Mortality After Childhood Cancer

Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2010, 28 (8) p. 1308-1315

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Date of publication: March, 2010

Publication type: Journal abstract

In a nutshell: The purpose of this study was to assess the role of treatment in long-term overall and cardiovascular mortality after childhood cancer.

Length of publication: 7 pages

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Government backs sunbed ban

Source:Department of Health, 2010

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Date of publication: January 2010

Publication type: News item

In a nutshell: Secretary of State for Health, Andy Burnham will today call for tanning salons to be banned from allowing under 18s to use sunbeds.

Length of publication: 1 web page