HPV and Cervical Cancer

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HPV and Cervical Cancer
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Society of Health with funding from Sanofi
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at time of print July 2008.

• Starter and Large Group Stimulus Presentation

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INFORMATION NOTES FOR PRESENTER

• Positioning Cervical Cancer Vaccination Programme
  in schools The Background.
• This presentation has been developed by a school
  nurse.
• It is intended to be used as a year group
  assembly presentation (for girls) in advance of
  them receiving the cervical cancer vaccination.
• The presentation has been designed to be adapted
  by individual presenters to suit the audience and
  circumstance. Key areas of change are suggested
  and highlighted within the presentation in red
  italic text.

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HPV and Cervical CancerWhat you need to know

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2nd most common cancer in women under 35
Only occurs in females
CERVICAL CANCER
Cervix opening to the uterus
Almost always caused by Human
Papillomavirus (HPV)
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What is the Cervix?

• The cervix is the lower end of the uterus, where
  it opens into the vagina.
• The cervix undergoes changes in shape and
  structure during the course of a womans life
  (puberty, labour and menopause).

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How are Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Cervical
Cancer related?

• Human papillomavirus is common most women will
  become infected in their lifetime.
• Most infections have no noticeable symptoms and
  over 90 of infections are cleared by the bodys
  immune system within a year.
• There are over 100 types of HPV but only 13 of
  them are known to cause cervical cancer.
• If the body does not clear the infection,
  abnormal cells can develop in the lining of the
  cervix.

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No symptoms / silent virus
Contagious and transmitted through skin to
skin genital contact
HPV
HPV is very common
Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused
by HPV and other types can cause genital warts
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What can we do to help prevent Cervical Cancer?

• Immunisation / Vaccination
• Girls have a course of 3 injections (at school)
  which will protect them from the types of HPV
  that cause cervical cancer.
• Screening / Checking
• From the age of 25 in England and Northern
  Ireland, 20 in Scotland and Wales women are
  regularly screened for cervical changes.

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Vaccines are given to people by doctors, nurses
or health administrators
Vaccines help protect you against many diseases
Some vaccines are injected, like the HPV
vaccine. Some can be taken by mouth like the
polio vaccine
Vaccines contain antibodies that fight against
specific diseases
Vaccines
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Immunisation in School

• A team of nurses / health professionals will be
  coming into school very soon to give (year group)
  girls their injections.
• Girls will need 3 injections in total. 1 every
  couple of months.
• These injections will protect girls against
  certain types of HPV that cause 70 of cervical
  cancer.

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Immunisation in School

• When
• Where

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What will happen on the day?

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Things to Remember

• Take your consent form home for your parent /
  carer to sign.
• Return consent form promptly by the return date
  (insert date here).
• Please wear loose fitting / short-sleeved school
  shirt, or T-shirt under your shirt, to enable
  easy access to the top of your arm, on each of
  the three days.

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Things to Remember

• Dont worry!
• Prevention is better than cure!
• Dont believe rumours, talk to your school nurse
  or teacher.
• Drop in sessions available to discuss any
  concerns / rumours.

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OPPORTUNITY TO HAND OUT LEAFLETS

• The Royal Society of Health HPV and Cervical
  Cancer The Basics Leaflet, available to
  download from www.rsph.org
• Arm Against Cervical Cancer, NHS QA Fact Sheet
  available from www.immunisation.nhs.uk/publication
  s/HPV_leaflet.pdf
• Additional supporting slide for HPV follows if
  required

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What are the different types of Human
Papillomavirus?

• There are more than 100 types of human
  papillomavirus.
• Most of the them are relatively harmless, like
  the ones that cause common warts found on hands
  and feet.
• A few are responsible for diseases such as
  cervical cancer and genital warts.