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kathy
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 Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:26 pm Post subject: Look whose pushing the cervical cancer vaccine: |
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| Quote: | Ireland is in a position to develop a world-class strategy to eliminate cervical cancer, according to international experts at a conference in Dublin yesterday.
One of the speakers at the conference, Susan Crosby of the Women in Government Group in the US said that by ensuring that women are educated about cervical cancer and the virus that causes it and if they have access to preventive technologies regardless of socioeconomic status we can ensure that no more women die of this preventable disease.
Dr Henrietta Campbell of the All Ireland Cancer Foundation told the meeting that human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines have ushered in a new era of cancer prevention and we should be able to look forward to a future where cervical cancer can be eliminated.
The HPV virus is a major cause of cervical cancer.
She said the Foundation would work to ensure early implementation of a HPV immunisation programme, and called on the Departments of Health in Dublin and Belfast to plan an early introduction of the vaccine.
The conference was sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline.
http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?level=4&id=10353
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One of Women in Government Group partners is Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation and the Women In Government Foundation is sponsored by the following drug companies:
Women in Government Group is sponsored by the following:
Abbott
Adeza
Allergan
Altria
Alzheimer's Association
American Diabetes Association
Amgen
Bayer HealthCare
Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Cinergy Corporation
CVS/pharmacy
Digene Corporation
Edison Electric Institute
ExxonMobil Corporation
GlaxoSmithKline
Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
Indiana Statewide Association of Rural Electric Coops.
Johnson & Johnson
McDonald's
Merck & Co., Inc.
Merck Vaccine Division
Michigan Association of Health Plans
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
PhRMA
Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan & Silver, LLC
Sanofi-Aventis
Verizon Communications
Wellpoint, Inc.
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Nat
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| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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that list reads like a who's who of bigpharmafailureinc and vestedinterestocorp, surely we can trust such large companies ?  |
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Damian Flynn
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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| They were promoting the hpv vaccine at the 2006 International AIDS Con. to prevent anal cancer in homosexuals. rofl |
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Ormond_
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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A cervical cancer vaccine would be wonderful thing, though with that list of backing naturally we're wondering what else it does. The financial profit is obvious, and that's okay for a wonder drug. The remaining question is whether there is a hidden 'benefit' of interest only to the 'benevolent altruists' on the list of endorsements.
I wonder what ExxonMobile's piece of the action is. McDonalds, Verizon? The only one missing is Haliburton.
Of course nothing medical gets developed without going through the Great Conglomerations first. It could be one of the few times pharma has come up with something that actually does what they say it does. They'll make billions whether it does or not.
Questions: can you find out what nations (or G8 'zones') are scheduled for deployment of the vaccine first? It seems clear they intend to center on Dublin for the trial run.
2. Does it seem to be scheduled for marketing primarily in developed countries to those who can afford it? Or is it also scheduled for widespread distribution in Africa and Asia. Any comments from the UN or NGO's? |
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kathy
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:18 pm Post subject: Hollie, 13, is first to have cervical cancer vaccine |
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| Quote: | Hollie, 13, is first to have cervical cancer vaccine
By Celia Hall, Medical Editor
Last Updated: 2:51am BST 24/10/2006
A girl of 13 has become the first person in Britain to be given the vaccine against cervical cancer which received its licence last week.
Hollie Anderson and her mother Lisa made the decision together and now Hollie is telling her friends.
"When we heard about the vaccine I asked mum if I could have it. All my friends are asking if they can have it," said Hollie, a pupil at Immanuel College, Bushey, Herts.
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Mrs Anderson, a child psychologist from Enfield, north London, whose mother is recovering from breast cancer treatment, said: "Cancer has become such a big thing. This vaccine will help to protect a lot of women and it will protect my daughter in her future life.
"Our doctor told us about it and I am passionate about good health. That is why I wanted Hollie to go for it."
To date the vaccine, Gardasil, is only available at private clinics. Any decision about a national programme is not expected until early next year.
The vaccine costs £450 for the three doses spread over six months. It is licensed for females aged nine to 26 and for boys aged nine to 15.
Children need to be vaccinated before they embark on their sexual lives when they may be exposed to human papilloma virus HPV) which causes cervical cancer after prolonged infection.
Today a survey of more than 2,500 parents of daughters under 16 found that nearly all wanted their children vaccinated against HPV.
A total of 82 per cent said they would want their daughter vaccinated at the age of 12, 14 per cent were unsure or did not know about the vaccine and just four per cent said they would object at that age.
Three quarters said they would like to see the vaccine introduced on the NHS at the start of next school year, while 47 per cent said it should start immediately. Three per cent said would not want their daughters vaccinated.
The survey was carried out for the cervical cancer charity, Jo's Trust. Pamela Morton, its director, said: "Parents are demanding that vaccination is made available on the NHS without delay. This is a victory for good old-fashioned common sense, showing that public opinion does not support those detractors who have tried to undermine vaccination."
Dr Sarah Lotzof, the Andersons' doctor, who practises in Mill Hill, north London, said the drug company had confirmed that Hollie was the first British patient vaccinated.
She added: "This is a very good vaccine that can prevent cancer. It would be negligent not to vaccinate school children."
Private clinics around the country are now offering the vaccine. Dr Richard Dawood, of the Fleet Street Clinic in London, said: "This vaccine is a blessing. It is a wonderful piece of new medical technology and a recall boost in the fight against cancer.
Dr Dawood said he would not like to return to his early days as a junior doctor treating young women "nearing the end" who had cervical cancer. "It is a very distressing disease," he said.
The cancer kills about 1,000 women a year in Britain and 3,000 are newly diagnosed.
A spokesman for the Department of Health said it was seeking expert adviceon the efficacy, safety and benefits of the vaccine.
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| Quote: | U.S. regulators approved the vaccine in June, at a cost of $360 US for a course of three treatments.
Ideally, the vaccine would be given to children before they become sexually active and face exposure to the virus.
After the U.S. announcement, Canada's advisory committee on immunization started discussing whether to employ Gardasil in school-based vaccine programs.
"The issues now are not medicine and science," said Dr. Simon Sutcliffe, who heads the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control. "They are pracitical, logistical and ethical issues about population vaccination."
Since the vaccine doesn't prevent infection from all strains of HPV, women would still need to get a Pap test to screen for the virus.
It will be up to the provinces to decide who should receive the vaccine, how to deliver it, and how to pay for it.
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obeylittle
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| Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:00 am Post subject: |
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Eighteen corporate paragraphs of feel-good hope/hype in just that first article. Can a vaccine really protect against a virus longterm? Don't they mutate into other strains quite regularly? And is this HPV virus really the sole cause of cervical cancer?
Wow, what a marketing lode that is nonetheless. Particularly this one caught my eye: "It would be negligent not to vaccinate school children." Uh huh... Now what.
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"This is a victory for good old-fashioned common sense, showing that public opinion does not support those detractors who have tried to undermine vaccination."
Yeah that line caught my antenna too.  |
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