Infection with HPV is responsible for 5% of cancers, most of which are preventable with vaccination. Unfortunately, although vaccination rates are increasing in the United States, many adolescents remain unvaccinated due to a multifactorial set of barriers that are cultural, psychosocial, structural, and financial. At this Keynote session at the NCCN 2021 Virtual Annual Conference, a selection of expert panelists discussed efforts to improve vaccination rates.
Disclosures: Dr. Vadaparampil disclosed serving on the speaker’s bureau for GlaxoSmithKline and receiving grant support from Gilead. The remaining speakers have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.