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Does HPV Vaccination Lower Cancer Risk in Males?

A large real-world study found a lower incidence of any HPV-related cancer among vaccinated males

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    9-valent HPV vaccine linked to lower cancer incidence in males aged 9 to

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    Study included over 3.5 million males from TriNetX database.

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    46% reduced risk of HPV-related cancers for vaccinated individuals.

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    Results driven primarily by reductions in head and neck cancer.

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    Limitations include reliance on coding and possible misclassification.

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    Emphasis on the importance of sex-neutral vaccination programs.

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    Authors advocate for expanding vaccination efforts beyond females.

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Does HPV Vaccination Lower Cancer Risk in Males?

  • by Kerri Miller

  • April 17, 2026

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