I read an article in the New York Times titled "Saving Lives from Anal Cancer" which first dealt with a personal story of a mother, Pauletter Crowther, who passed away last April due to Anal cancer. Her three children started the HPV and Anal Cancer Foundation to raise awareness "about the link between the human papillomavirus, an incredibly common sexually transmitted infection, and a whole list of cancers, each of which affects a relatively small number of people but which, taken together, affect tens of thousand". This article made me realize how important it is to get tested regularly and take advantage of all the vaccinations available because they can prevent a deathly disease later on.
See more information at http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/saving-lives-from-anal-cancer/?hpw
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