{"id":1715,"date":"2016-11-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/hpv-vaccines-offer-protection-against-cancer\/"},"modified":"2016-11-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T07:00:00","slug":"las-vacunas-contra-el-vph-ofrecen-proteccion-contra-el-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/es\/news\/hpv-vaccines-offer-protection-against-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Las vacunas contra el VPH ofrecen protecci\u00f3n contra el c\u00e1ncer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VAIL CO \u2014 Las cepas m\u00e1s peligrosas del Virus del Papiloma Humano (VPH), vinculadas a la causa del c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino, podr\u00edan ser cosa del pasado a medida que m\u00e1s j\u00f3venes se vacunan contra esta infecci\u00f3n de transmisi\u00f3n sexual (ITS).<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seg\u00fan los Centros para el Control y la Prevenci\u00f3n de Enfermedades (CDC), aproximadamente 79 millones de estadounidenses est\u00e1n actualmente infectados con el VPH, y unas 14 millones de personas se infectan cada a\u00f1o, lo que lo convierte en la ITS m\u00e1s com\u00fan en el pa\u00eds. Pero hay esperanza. Tanto Gardasil como Cervarix protegen a adolescentes y adultos j\u00f3venes de las cepas m\u00e1s peligrosas del VPH, las cepas 16 y 18. Y los investigadores contin\u00faan descubriendo nuevas formas de proteger a los j\u00f3venes de m\u00e1s cepas del VPH.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEs importante que los padres y los j\u00f3venes est\u00e9n al tanto de las opciones disponibles para protegerlos de las infecciones de transmisi\u00f3n sexual\u201d, dice Tania Engle, asistente m\u00e9dica y gerente de la cl\u00ednica de medicina interna en Vail Valley Medical Center. \u201cLas familias deben sentirse animadas a hablar con su m\u00e9dico y aprender m\u00e1s sobre las vacunas contra el VPH\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El a\u00f1o pasado, Gardasil, una vacuna que proteg\u00eda a ni\u00f1as y ni\u00f1os contra las cepas m\u00e1s peligrosas del VPH, defend\u00eda contra cuatro cepas. En diciembre de 2014, la \u00faltima versi\u00f3n de Gardasil ofrec\u00eda protecci\u00f3n contra nueve cepas. Como resultado, previene la infecci\u00f3n por las cepas de VPH que causan casi el 70 por ciento de los c\u00e1nceres de cuello uterino, anales, vaginales, vulvares y de garganta, y causan alrededor del 90 por ciento de las verrugas genitales.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las infecciones por el VPH se dividen en dos categor\u00edas: de bajo riesgo y de alto riesgo, y m\u00e1s del 99% de todos los casos de c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino son causados por virus del VPH de alto riesgo. La Sociedad Americana contra el C\u00e1ncer prev\u00e9 que alrededor de 12 900 mujeres contraer\u00e1n c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino en 2015 y que aproximadamente 4 100 mujeres fallecer\u00e1n a causa de esta enfermedad este a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTiendo a ver los efectos cuando las personas no est\u00e1n vacunadas principalmente en mujeres que no se hacen papanicolaou durante un per\u00edodo de tiempo prolongado\u201d, dice Engle.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seg\u00fan los CDC, el VPH es tan com\u00fan que m\u00e1s de 90% de hombres sexualmente activos y 80% de mujeres sexualmente activas se infectar\u00e1n con al menos un tipo de VPH en alg\u00fan momento de sus vidas.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El debate sobre Gardasil y Cervarix (y las vacunas en general) causa preocupaci\u00f3n en algunos padres. Se han reportado efectos adversos asociados con las vacunas contra el c\u00e1ncer, incluido el desarrollo de enfermedades autoinmunes, una enfermedad nerviosa llamada s\u00edndrome de Guillain-Barr\u00e9 y recuentos bajos de gl\u00f3bulos blancos. Merck, los fabricantes de Gardasil, y los CDC monitorean la seguridad de la vacuna de manera continua y citan los efectos secundarios m\u00e1s comunes que incluyen enrojecimiento, hinchaz\u00f3n o dolor en el lugar de la inyecci\u00f3n, fiebre leve o moderada, dolores de cabeza y malestar gastrointestinal.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLos s\u00edntomas son poco comunes y pueden variar, pero generalmente duran no m\u00e1s de tres d\u00edas\u201d, dice Engle. \u201cLas reacciones que las personas est\u00e1n experimentando tienden a ser similares en esta vacuna como en otras vacunas para el herpes z\u00f3ster, la varicela, etc.\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los riesgos y beneficios de la vacuna contra el VPH han sido estudiados y la mayor\u00eda de los m\u00e9dicos recomiendan la vacunaci\u00f3n porque los beneficios, como la prevenci\u00f3n del c\u00e1ncer, superan con creces los riesgos de posibles efectos secundarios.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Administraci\u00f3n de Alimentos y Medicamentos ha aprobado Gardasil para mujeres de 9 a 26 a\u00f1os y hombres de 9 a 15 a\u00f1os. Cervarix est\u00e1 aprobado para mujeres de 10 a 25 a\u00f1os. Si bien el VPH puede no causar c\u00e1ncer en los hombres, la vacuna ayuda a evitar que los hombres contraigan y luego propaguen la infecci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las vacunas se administran mediante una serie de tres inyecciones en el brazo durante un per\u00edodo de seis meses. Las vacunas impulsan al sistema inmunol\u00f3gico a desarrollar anticuerpos contra el VPH, raz\u00f3n por la cual los m\u00e9dicos recomiendan que las ni\u00f1as y los ni\u00f1os prep\u00faberes se vacunen desde temprano; sin embargo, los CDC alientan las vacunas de \u201crecuperaci\u00f3n\u201d para las mujeres no vacunadas hasta los 26 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aunque una persona ya tenga el VPH, Engle recomienda vacunarse con Gardasil, que ella prefiere a Cervarix porque cubre m\u00e1s cepas del VPH.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSi ya tienes el VPH, no lo eliminar\u00e1, pero te proteger\u00e1 contra otras cepas que no tengas\u201d, dice Engle.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despu\u00e9s de recibir la vacuna, es importante recordar que no previene todos los tipos de VPH ni ninguna otra infecci\u00f3n de transmisi\u00f3n sexual. El uso de condones o la abstinencia siguen siendo las formas m\u00e1s eficaces de prevenir las ITS. Adem\u00e1s, la mayor\u00eda de los c\u00e1nceres de cuello uterino se pueden detectar a tiempo en mujeres que se someten a pruebas de Papanicolaou de rutina.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEste es un peque\u00f1o enfoque para prevenir las ITS\u201d, dice Engle, \u201cpero es un gran paso para prevenir el c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sobre Tania Engle<\/strong> <br>Tania es una asistente m\u00e9dica (PA) que se especializa en salud de la mujer y enfermedades cr\u00f3nicas como diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tania trabaja en la oficina de Edwards ubicada en 322 Beard Creek Road, Edwards, CO 81632. Para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n o para hacer una cita, llame al (970) 477-3090 o visite <a href=\"\/es\/medical-services\/internal-medicine.aspx\/\">www.vvmc.com\/MedicinaInterna<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Acerca del Vail Valley Medical Center<\/strong><br>Desde sus humildes comienzos en 1965, VVMC se ha convertido en uno de los hospitales de monta\u00f1a m\u00e1s avanzados del mundo, brindando medicina deportiva de calidad ol\u00edmpica, investigaci\u00f3n l\u00edder basada en evidencia, atenci\u00f3n oncol\u00f3gica moderna y amplios servicios de cardiolog\u00eda, todos de alta calidad con resultados excepcionales. Como centro m\u00e9dico independiente sin fines de lucro, VVMC mantiene cientos de empleos y recursos locales, sirviendo mejor a nuestra comunidad y a los visitantes. Al brindar servicios de salud superiores con compasi\u00f3n y resultados excepcionales, VVMC ofrece servicios en expansi\u00f3n, bajas tasas de infecci\u00f3n, servicios comunitarios gratuitos y las puntuaciones m\u00e1s altas en satisfacci\u00f3n del paciente.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VAIL CO &#8212; The most dangerous strains of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) which are linked to causing cervical cancer could be a problem of the past as more young people get vaccinated against the sexually transmitted infection (STI). 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