A member asked:

I have had the jab against cervical cancer (gardasil) what are the chances of my getting mouth or throat cancer?

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Depends: There are presently 3 vaccines available.All cover the 2 primary strains associated with cervical,throat and anal cancer. The newest covers 5 additional strains that could be linked to a minority of cancers. The vaccine does help protect against the most common strains, which reduces risk a lot, but not 100%.The vaccine is not site specific, it protects against cancer in any site.

Answered 4/23/2016

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