Gardasil on Trial: Questioning the Cervical Cancer Vaccine

Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health

Briana Mercola

Health & Fitness, Health, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Gardasil's ability to prevent cervical cancer is being questioned, with experts citing a lack of long-term studies proving reduced cancer rates
While Gardasil targets specific HPV strains, concerns exist that it allows for the emergence of other harmful strains, thus canceling the vaccine’s intended benefits
Reports of severe side effects, including heart complications and even deaths, raise serious safety concerns, warranting caution
The vaccine's aggressive marketing, despite the proven effectiveness of regular pap smears, suggests Gardasil's benefits have been exaggerated while risks have been downplayed
Lawsuits alleging that Merck concealed risks and overstated Gardasil's efficacy are underway, casting doubt on the company's transparency and raising trust issues regarding pharmaceutical marketing

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom.
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0:14.0	Hello and welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom.
0:18.0	I'm Ethan Foster, and today we're exploring some pressing questions about Gardasil,
0:23.2	the HPV vaccine that's often presented as a primary defense against cervical cancer.
0:28.4	We'll be drawing from Dr. Mercola's article, which challenges Gardasil's ability to truly prevent
0:33.5	cervical cancer and raises concerns about the vaccine's safety profile. We'll discuss
0:38.7	how the vaccine is marketed, its potential side effects, and why lawsuits are now casting doubt
0:43.8	on Merck, the company behind Gardasil. I'm joined by Alara Sky, who will help us break down
0:49.1	the facts in a clear, straightforward way. Thank you, Ethan. Let's start by summarizing the key points at issue.
0:56.0	There's a growing debate on whether Gardasil genuinely prevents cervical cancer.
1:00.0	While Merck claims it protects against certain strains of HPV, critics point to a lack of
1:05.0	solid long-term research proving that it actually reduces cervical cancer rates.
1:09.0	In fact, Dr. Sinhang Lee has emphasized
1:12.1	that the evidence mostly shows a reduction in what's known as pre-cancerous lesions,
1:17.5	not actual confirmed cases of cervical cancer. Exactly. That distinction is significant.
1:23.6	Pre-cancer lesions, sometimes called dysplasia, can regress on their own.
1:28.3	The real measure of success for any cancer-preventing intervention is whether it leads to fewer cases of the actual disease.
1:34.3	Cervical cancer in the United States has already dropped drastically over the decades,
1:39.3	primarily due to routine pap smears. From the late 1940s to 1970, the incidence of cervical cancer fell
1:46.6	from 44 to about 8.8 per 100,000 women, well before Gardasil was on the scene.
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