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The Daily OrangeQ&A with Rebecca Langford on HPV awareness
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Posted: 1/27/08, 11:29 PM EST Section: Feature
DO: What sorts of steps can be taken to prevent the disease?
RL: There is definitely the HPV vaccine. The idea is that HPV, if contracted, will possibly lead to cervical cancer. It's a small chance, but the fact that there is a vaccine to prevent it, with minimal side effects makes that a good place to start.
DO: What is the most important thing someone visiting the booth could take away from it?
RL: The booth is not the most structured thing in the world, so reactions will just have to happen naturally, but I'm hoping that, if anything, some of the students on campus will take some literature or find the conversations enlightening. There is only so much you can do with a small block of time in Schine, so there aren't huge expectations, but it's good to start somewhere, even if it's just cancer survivors being there if anyone should have any questions.
DO: And finally, are there any future activities, benefits or information sessions planned by Healthy Monday to look for?
RL: Yes, this will be just one of many to happen this semester. We will have students running the booth every Monday, usually two or three students from a health and wellness class in the College of Human Ecology at SU spreading awareness of a topic that they have a special interest in, such as sex education or breast cancer awareness - all kinds of different things. There are a whole lot of things that we do, and we just try to make it about what the campus wants - we want to make that a reality.
RL: There is definitely the HPV vaccine. The idea is that HPV, if contracted, will possibly lead to cervical cancer. It's a small chance, but the fact that there is a vaccine to prevent it, with minimal side effects makes that a good place to start.
DO: What is the most important thing someone visiting the booth could take away from it?
RL: The booth is not the most structured thing in the world, so reactions will just have to happen naturally, but I'm hoping that, if anything, some of the students on campus will take some literature or find the conversations enlightening. There is only so much you can do with a small block of time in Schine, so there aren't huge expectations, but it's good to start somewhere, even if it's just cancer survivors being there if anyone should have any questions.
DO: And finally, are there any future activities, benefits or information sessions planned by Healthy Monday to look for?
RL: Yes, this will be just one of many to happen this semester. We will have students running the booth every Monday, usually two or three students from a health and wellness class in the College of Human Ecology at SU spreading awareness of a topic that they have a special interest in, such as sex education or breast cancer awareness - all kinds of different things. There are a whole lot of things that we do, and we just try to make it about what the campus wants - we want to make that a reality.
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