More likely than not, you'll get HPV at some point in your life. But your kids may be better off, if you follow youth vaccine recommendations from the federal government.
State health officials say there are no plans to change a new requirement that middle school students in Rhode Island get the HPV vaccine even though some parents, and now some lawmakers, have expressed concerns.
Each year, as many as 8 percent of women in New Jersey will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. Nationally, that number is more than 12,000. January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and experts are urging women to take the necessary steps to prevent the disease.