Great public participation this morning at the Sanremo Casino for the information and awareness conference on the Papilloma virus (HPV), organized by the Sanremo Rotary club. The speakers underlined the importance of prevention in order not to contract the papilloma virus, capable of causing cervical cancer in women, the second most common female cancer after breast cancer.
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HPV infection can also cause cancer in humans. For this reason vaccination is recommended for both sexes. The ‘Stop HPV day’ is an important day of information and awareness on the Papilloma virus, which is part of the project, an information campaign by Rotary, with the patronage of the Ministry of Health, which provides for the dissemination of information tools to
intended for doctors, pharmacies, clinics, schools and parents.
Massimo Rossano, President of the Sanremo Rotary Club: “Today is an international level event, given that it is World Awareness Day
of HPV. It was a great team effort and I thank everyone who participated in the conference.”
Dr. Paolo Meloni explained that: “There is a need for greater awareness on the topic and clear and scientific information. The HPV vaccination is useful for oneself and also for others”.
Finally, Luigi Gentile, President of the Health Protection Commission, Rotary district 2032, underlined that: “The Rotary club carries out initiatives that can lead to an improvement in people’s quality of life. The international President of Rotary, Gordon R. McInally, and the Governor of the Rotary district, Remo Gattiglia, invited us to create hope in the world and to pay attention to people’s needs and we carry these ideas forward, also by organizing these medical prevention conferences on HPV”.
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