Cervical Cancer Vaccines Won't Fight Existing HPV Infection(Page 3) So, for both girls and women, vaccinated or not, the expert advice on avoiding cervical cancer remains the same: Get regular Pap smears. "Remember, even [Gardasil] is just working against four strains," noted Dr. Stephanie Blank, a gynecologic oncologist and assistant professor of gynecologic oncology at New York University School of Medicine. "There are many more strains than that. So, the Pap smear recommendations have remained unchanged." More information There's more on cervical cancer at the American Cancer Society. Related Links
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