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Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), installing an anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy ...

Gynecologic oncologist Dr. John Wallbillich says people often don't have symptoms of cervical cancer, so it's important to ...

this is an anti-cancer vaccine and that's how it should be seen." Dr Blake explains almost all cervical cancer cases, are related to HPV. The vaccine not only prevents HPV but can also protect ...

Kennedy Jr. said that if he is confirmed he will not collect fees from litigation against the drugmakers of a cervical cancer vaccine ... on Kennedy’s confirmation because of Kennedy’s anti-vaccine ...

Many experts fear that Kennedy will appoint vaccine skeptics to key roles in federal agencies and hinder infectious disease ...

Anti-vaccine individuals posit that vaccines ... among young women in the U.S., making the elimination of cervical cancer a real possibility. Yet Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s descent into vaccine ...

Advances in prevention, like the human papillomavirus vaccine, have also helped turn the tide. In 2025, the American Cancer Society estimates that around 13,360 new cases of invasive cervical ...

RFK Jr. Says He's Resigned From Anti-Vaccine Nonprofit as He ... its human papillomavirus vaccine that prevents cervical cancer. Last year, he made over $850,000 from the arrangement.

Expanding the eligible age range makes the vaccine accessible to a wider demographic, reinforcing its role as the only available preventive measure against cervical cancer. However, despite its ...