Boys 'should receive HPV jab too'

Vaccinating boys as well as girls could cut incidence of genital warts and several cancers, write doctors in medical journal Boys should be vaccinated against the HPV virus as well as girls to protect them against some types of cancer, according to an article in a leading medical journal. Boys should receive the jab that protects against the human papilloma virus, which has been linked to a number of cancers including head and neck, anal and penile cancers, said Dr Gillian Prue, lecturer in chro...