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The vaccine, to be applied in three doses over a period of six months to a year, will cost 1,400 Quetzales (about $ 186)
The National League against Cancer in Guatemala initiated a vaccination campaign to prevent cervical cancer, which affects on average each year about 2,800 women, reported that institution.
Doctor Juan Carlos Bolanos, director of the League, told reporters that the campaign is targeted for women from 9 to 45 years of age, especially for those who have an active sex life.
The vaccine, to be applied in three doses over a period of six months to a year, will cost 1,400 Quetzales (about $ 186).
The composition of women immunized human papillomavirus (HPV), which is transmitted through sexual intercourse, causing cancerous lesions of the
cervix.
According to Bolaños, the National League against Cancer knows every year about 800 cases of cervical cancer, which represents about 30 percent of all cases nationwide.
"We estimate that each year become infected with HPV some 2,800 women nationwide," said the expert.
The vaccination campaign will be kept permanently and will have national coverage.
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