Gardasil, the HPV vaccine, approved to prevent head-and-neck cancer

Gardasil, the HPV vaccine, approved to prevent head-and-neck cancer

FDA approves Gardasil 9, the HPV vaccine, to prevent head-and-neck cancer

By MATTHEW HERPER

CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/AP

The Food and Drug Administration granted that approval, clearing the vaccine to treat a cancer that affects 13,500 Americans annually.

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