Today you can do something that women before you never had a chance to do. You can help guard yourself against cervical cancer and genital warts. Worldwide, cervical cancer is the fifth most common cause of death from cancer in women. Each year as many as 190,000 women die from it. Cervical cancer is caused by infection with the human papilloma virus, called HPV, which is transmitted during sexual contact. We encourage girls between the ages of nine and twenty-six to obtain the anti-cervical cancer immunization Gardasil. We'll be happy to provide additional information about Gardasil at your next visit or call us for more information.