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Beating cervical cancer � the new HPV vaccine �
questions and answers for parents

Published:
HPA, July 2008.
Description:
This booklet is about the new HPV vaccine that can help protect against cervical cancer. It is intended to answer questions parents of 12�13 year old girls may have about the new HPV vaccine that is being introduced to protect against cervical cancer
Format:
A5, 8 pages, booklet

Other formats:
Also available as a PDF in English (2.08mb), Chinese (complex) (369kb), Chinese (simplified) (226kb), Irish (116kb), Lithuanian (205kb),Polish (155kb), Portuguese (116kb), Russian (296kb), Slovak (213kb).

Target group:
Parents of 12�13 year old girls

Available from:
This booklet will be sent home to parents with girls in the target age group. It will come with a short leaflet for girls and a consent form that should be signed and returned to the school health team. A small quantity are also available from the central health promotion resource service in local health and social care trusts.

Additional information:
This leaflet was published as part of the Help protect yourself campaign to support the introduction of the HPV vaccine. Further information is available at www.helpprotectyourself.info

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