Exactly! It's not just about the deaths, as you and everyone else says, those deaths *are* quite low, compared to other cancers.
But the suffering of the quality of life is a significant issue, and far more numerous than the death toll, compared to possibly fainting when one gets the vaccine.
For the vast majority of women, the loss of fertility as a result of HPV and/or treatment for HPV is a concern right up there with the possibility of death, if not equal.
This is why screening should not be acceptable as the only treatment when there are other options. It's great for preventing deaths, but it's an after-the-fact treatment which doesn't do a thing for preventing the procedures, it just tells us that we need one.
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But the suffering of the quality of life is a significant issue, and far more numerous than the death toll, compared to possibly fainting when one gets the vaccine.
For the vast majority of women, the loss of fertility as a result of HPV and/or treatment for HPV is a concern right up there with the possibility of death, if not equal.
This is why screening should not be acceptable as the only treatment when there are other options. It's great for preventing deaths, but it's an after-the-fact treatment which doesn't do a thing for preventing the procedures, it just tells us that we need one.