The program of vaccination against the virus of the human papillomavirus (HPV), as the one that will implant Quebec to the fall 2008, should drag a reduction of 60% of the cases of cancer of the collar of the uterus, of the next 30 years.
These ratings have been formulated by independent experts, unite within the Canadian Committee on immunization (ITC), in a report that has not been returned again.
During the next 35 years, such a program would also lower mortality of 60% attributable to this cancer, estimate the ITC. And within 20 years, he / it would decrease of 20% the number of women suffering of precancerous lesions to the uterine collar.
According to their calculations, these evaluations are realistic insofar as at least of 80% to 85% of people aimed by the program will be vaccinated.
"These are the ratings there and no of the announced objectives, underline the Dr. Alain Poirier, national director of public health of Quebec. But we are persuaded that with our Québecois program, we will reach the objectives that come closer of these evaluations."
According to him, of 80% to 90% of the girls targeted will adhere to the Québecois program of vaccination against the HPV.
Adherence mitigated Launched in Ontario to the summer 2007, the program of vaccination against HPV in the school environment did not get the wished adherence again: only 53% of the 8th year girls, that were eligible to the program, have been vaccinated. The Ontario government judges that it will be necessary to sensitize the parents more to the importance of this vaccine. Some school committees to tell Catholics fear that the vaccine encourages the relations mariage1 out.
The tracking, always necessary
"As the HPV vaccine against the aims the stumps only responsible for 70% of the cases of cancer of the uterine collar, the tracking by the test of Papanicolaou (Pap) home essential", insist the Dr Peartree.
Indeed, the Society of the obstetricians and gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) values that 50% of the women affected by a cancer of the collar never underwent a Pap test. And another slice of 10% did not have some during the last five years.
However, some groups denounced the fact that this test is not always easily accessible for the women.
"The ministry of Health and Social Services work to the update of the leading lines to improve the promotion and the access in general to the tests of tracking, concludes the Dr Peartree. Not only for the cancer of the uterine collar, but also for the the colorectal cancer and breast cancer, among others. "
Let’s recall that, since the fall 2008, the Gardasil vaccine will be offered to girls of the 4th year of the primary free, as well as to those of 3rd secondaire2. For what is girls aged of 11 years to 13 years, they will be vaccinated when they will be in 3rd secondary.
Otherwise, the teenagers of 4th and 5th secondary will be able to receive the vaccine also free, but they should take themselves appointment in clinic.
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