Watch: Dr. Rachel Miller discusses the HPV vaccine, cervical cancer prevention

We sat down with Dr. Rachel Miller, a gynecologic oncologist at the UK Markey Cancer Center, to discuss the HPV vaccine and why it’s so important in preventing cervical cancer. HPV, or the human papillomavirus, causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, but the vaccine can protect young men and women against the disease.

Watch our interview with Dr. Miller to learn more about the HPV vaccine and why she recommends it.

Next steps:

• Check out Dr. Miller’s blog post to learn more about cervical cancer prevention. She discusses who’s most at risk and highlights signs and symptoms of the disease.
• Watch part two of our interview with Dr. Miller, where she talks about the importance of getting regular Pap smears.