Fund the HPV Vaccine in Ontario for females up to the age of 26

According to the Canadian Cancer Society, “HPV infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease in Canada and the world. Most people will never know they have been infected because HPV often doesn’t cause any symptoms. This means you can get HPV and pass it along without ever knowing it.

A high-risk HPV infection can lead to changes in the cells of the cervix, which can develop into cervical cancer if they are not detected early and treated.

HPV infection causes almost 100% of all cervical cancers. HPV16 and HPV18 cause about 70% of cervical cancers. Other high-risk HPVs also cause cervical cancer, including HPV types 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58 and 59.”

According to www.gardasil9.com, “There are more than 40 types of HPV that can affect the genital area, but 9 of them are known to cause the majority of HPV-related cancer and diseases. These are Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58. GARDASIL®9 (Human Papillomavirus 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant) helps protect girls and women ages 9 to 26 against cervical, vaginal, vulvar, and anal cancers and genital warts caused by 9 types of HPV. “

According to the Canadian Cancer Society:

An estimated 1,500 Canadian women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016. An estimated 400 will die from it.

The most recent incidence statistics for penile cancer are from 2013:

215 Canadian men were diagnosed with penile cancer.
The most recent mortality statistics for penile cancer are from 2012:

The number of women diagnosed with cervical cancer is 7x more than the number of men who were diagnosed with penile cancer!

The most recent incidence statistics for anal cancer are from 2010:

580 Canadians were diagnosed with anal cancer.
200 men were diagnosed with anal cancer.
380 women were diagnosed with anal cancer.

(Almost double the number of women to men were diagnosed with anal cancer!)

The most recent mortality statistics for anal cancer are from 2012:

99 Canadians died from anal cancer.
36 men died from anal cancer.
63 women died from anal cancer.

(Almost double the number of women to men died from anal cancer!)

According to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, "Starting in September 2016, the HPV vaccine was made available for free to men who have sex with men. Eligible individuals include those who are 26 years of age or younger and who identify as gay, bisexual, as well as other men who have sex with men, including some trans people."

The Gardasil-9 vaccine costs $200 CA/dose x 3 doses over the course of 6 months!

Cervical cancer is one of the MOST prevalent cancer types for females, while penile and anal cancers in men are much rarer as Canadian statistics prove, yet females up to the age of 26 are not covered in Ontario by the Gardasil-9 vaccine but LGBT males up to the same age are? This is UNJUST!