I WISH to congratulate Fr Eamonn McCarthy for his inspiring letter (August 30) concerning the best way to prevent sexually transmitted diseases like HPV which is linked to cervical cancer.

A CORK priest has questioned the safety of the cervical cancer vaccine due to be rolled out here next month and said parents should instead be extolling the virtues of chastity.

THE leading researcher in the development of the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, has called it a “public health experiment” and has warned that parents must be made aware of the serious adverse events associated with its use.

MEET the Gardasil girls.

THERE are some things worth protesting about. Recently, I took to the streets to retain the medical card for the over-70s, stop the education cuts and highlight the reduction in assistance to people with disabilities.

The joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children has called for the introduction of a new vaccine programme to ensure that girls between the ages of 11 and 12 are protected against cervical cancer before they become sexually active.

THE new cervical cancer vaccine could be lulling women into a false sense of security, a medical expert warned yesterday.

A cervical cancer vaccine could soon be available in Ireland, it was revealed today.

The first vaccine against cervical cancer will be available in the US to girls as young as nine later this month.

A vaccine with the potential to slash worldwide deaths from cervical cancer deemed safe and effective by US advisers is now just one step from approval.

A vaccine that blocks infection by four types of viruses could cut global deaths from cervical cancer by more than two thirds, its manufacturer says.

A CONTROVERSIAL vaccine against cervical cancer could be available within a year following dramatic trial results which proved 100% effective at preventing the precursor changes that signal the disease.