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Thursday, April 27, 2006
Cancer vaccine holds special
promise for women of color
By Julie Bhatia
WOMEN'S E-NEWS
A vaccine for cervical cancer
awaiting approval by the U.S.
Food and Drug
Administration in June could
be particularly important for
low-income women and
women of color, who are dis
proportionately afflicted by
cervical cancer.
The vaccine could lead to
important changes for
women’s health, said Debbie
Saslow, director of breast and
gynecologic cancers for the
American Cancer Society.
‘The vaccine has the poten
tial to ehminate or decrease
significantly disparities in
who gets cervical cancer,”
Saslow said.
If it is approved, the vaccine
will be reviewed by an expert
panel assembled by the
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention in Atlanta,
which sets guidelines for the
appropriate use of a vaccine.
The panel will determine
whether it should be part of
the standard roster of shots
children receive before puber
ty-
While cervical cancer is far
more prevalent in developing
countries, the Atlanta-based
American Cancer Society
predicts almost 10,000 new
cases of cervical cancer in the
United States in 2006 and
about 3,700 deaths, of which
an estimated 750 will be
African-American women.
While many are excited
about the possibilities the
vaccine presents, others are
concerned that its benefits
may not reach those who
need it most.
“’It looks like there’s lots of
promise, but there needs to
be lots of research and the
vaccine needs to be targeted.
Who will receive the benefit?”
said Dr. Harold Freeman,
senior advisor to the director
of the National Cancer
Institute and director of the
Ralph Laiuen Cancer Center
in New York City. “We need
pubhc, scientific and medical
policies that allow people at
the highest risk for cervical
cancer to receive the vaccine.”
Congress provides about
$200 nulhon annually to fund
breast cancer and cervical
cancer screening programs
for low-income and unin-
sured women.
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