Source: Wall Street Journal
“Merck & Co. said two recent studies of its cervical-cancer vaccine Gardasil showed it could help older women and gay men.
In one study, Gardasil was 89% effective in preventing human papillomavirus, a virus that causes cervical cancer and other diseases, in women ages 24 through 45.
In the other study, the drug was 78% effective against anal intraepithelial neoplasia, a precursor to anal cancer, associated with HPV in men ages 16 to 26 who have sex with men.”
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