We have a vaccine for six cancers, so why are less than half of kids getting it?

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This article was originally published on The Conversation.

Early in our careers, few of us imagined a vaccine could one day prevent cancer. Now there is a vaccine that keeps the risk of developing six Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers at bay, but adoption of it has been slow and surprising low.