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59th Medical Wing at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (WHASC)
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Hispanic women along the Texas-Mexico border experience more cases of and deaths from cervical cancer compared to the nation. Cervical cancer is preventable using the HPV vaccine, which is recommended for girls/boys and women/men aged 11-26. Compared to U.S. Hispanic girls, a smaller proportion of Texas Hispanic girls (ages 13-17) (65% vs. 58%) receive ?1 dose HPV vaccine and fewer complete the vaccine series (?3 doses; 42% vs. 35%).

UT Health San Antonio
Morales-Campos, Daisy Yvette