Julie McCrossin: A support group for people with anal cancer

Julie McCrossin, Broadcaster, MC, and Cancer Advocate, made the following post on LinkedIn:

“A support group for people with anal cancer. Well done to everyone involved. As a survivor of an HPV-related cancer myself, it is so important to encourage parents to ensure their children get the HPV vaccine.

‘The majority of anal cancers are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). This is a very common virus – most people who have had sex have been exposed to HPV, but their immune systems will clear the virus. There are more than 150 different subtypes of HPV – HPV 16 and 18 are the two subtypes most commonly linked with anal cancer.’”

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Source: Julie McCrossin/LinkedIn