{"id":15,"date":"2022-09-19T09:51:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T09:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/adolescent\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:32:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:32:05","slug":"about-diseases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/diseases\/about-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"About HPV-related cancers"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-hero-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/hero\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1765194012' media='all' \/>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-hero\"><div class=\"vivid360-hero-container align-left align-middle ratio-30-70 horizontal mobile text-align-left has-white-color has-primary-background-color is-split-style split-image-right mobile-is-split-style mobile-split-image-top mobile-uses-custom-styles\" style=\"border-width:0;border-style:solid;border-top-left-radius:0;border-top-right-radius:0;border-bottom-right-radius:0;border-bottom-left-radius:0;--mobileMinHeight:504px\"><div class=\"wide_screens hidden\" data-value=\"default\"><\/div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/G9-adol_about_hpv-related_hero_mobile_@3x.webp?w=767\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/G9-adol_about_hpv-related_hero_mobile_@3x.webp?w=1024\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1025px) and (max-width:1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/G9-adol_about_hpv-related_hero_desktop_@3x.png?w=1440\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2772\" height=\"1257\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/G9-adol_about_hpv-related_hero_desktop_@3x.png?w=1488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/G9-adol_about_hpv-related_hero_desktop_@3x.png?w=1488\" alt=\"\" class=\"hero-image\" style=\"--desktop-focal-x:0%;--desktop-focal-y:64%;--mobile-focal-x:50%;--mobile-focal-y:50%;--tablet-focal-x:50%;--tablet-focal-y:50%\"\/><\/picture><div class=\"hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"hero-content\"><h1 style=\"--headlineFontSize:24px;--headlineFontSizeTablet:36px;--headlineFontSizeMobile:18px;--headlineLineHeight:36px;--headlineLineHeightTablet:45px;--headlineLineHeightMobile:27px\" class=\"hero-title fontWeightRegular\"><strong>Vaccinating your child with GARDASIL 9 can help protect them from certain HPV-related cancers later in life<\/strong><br><\/h1><p class=\"hero-description\">HPV-related cancers can affect males and females. In the United States, certain throat and back of mouth cancers are now the most common HPV-related cancers in men. For women, certain types of cervical cancer are the most common HPV-related cancers.<sup>a<\/sup><\/p><div class=\"hero-btn-group\"><\/div><div class=\"hero-caption\"><sup>a<\/sup>Not all cervical and throat and back of mouth cancers are caused by HPV. Based on 2017-2021 CDC data. <br>HPV, human papillomavirus.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hero-caption-2mobile\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-spacer-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/spacer\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1765194012' media='all' \/>\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:32px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-32\"><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-row-module-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/row\/css\/style.min.css?ver=6.8.5' media='all' \/>\n\n<div style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;background-color: !important\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width regular-bg-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"row1580c182-d915-4445-9497-d43cd333178f\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"row-content wide-width hcp-wide-width\"><link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-heading-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/heading\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1765194012' media='all' \/>\n\n<div class=\"vivid360-heading default-hcp-fontsize default-hcp-tablet-fontsize default-hcp-mobile-fontsize\" id=\"af55afcfd-7b74-4210-9c6e-db4cd55333d7\"><h2 class=\"has-primary-dark-color has-text-align-left content-width fontWeightRegular\" style=\"--desktopFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--tabletFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--mobileFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeMobile);--desktopLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--tabletLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--mobileLineHeightSize:;--tabletAlign:left;--mobileAlign:left\" id=\"\"><strong>HPV may be more common than you think.<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">HPV can be passed through more than just intercourse. All that may be needed is intimate skin-to-skin contact with an area of the body infected with HPV. Anyone who has the virus could pass it on without knowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><strong>For most people, HPV clears on its own. <\/strong>But for those who don\u2019t clear the virus, it can cause certain cancers later in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">There is no way to know which people who have HPV will develop cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:48px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-48\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;background-color: !important\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width has-secondary-3-background-color wide-bg-width padding-left-right10\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"row8f3af332-855f-40a3-ae57-9c7e7a318858\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"row-content regular-width hcp-wide-width\">\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:48px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-48\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vivid360-heading default-hcp-fontsize default-hcp-tablet-fontsize default-hcp-mobile-fontsize\" id=\"a5fd2389c-10ee-4cac-8a07-66c0e9074c07\"><h2 class=\"has-primary-dark-color content-width fontWeightRegular\" style=\"--desktopFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--tabletFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--mobileFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeMobile);--desktopLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--tabletLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--mobileLineHeightSize:\" id=\"\"><strong>Tens of thousands of people in the United States were diagnosed with certain HPV-related cancers each year from 2017-2021<\/strong>.<sup><strong>b<\/strong><\/sup><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8 spacer-undefined\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><sup>b<\/sup>Based on CDC data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Talk with your child&#8217;s doctor about <span class=\"no-wrap-text\">GARDASIL 9<\/span> to help protect your child against certain HPV-related cancers later in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8 spacer-undefined\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vivid360-button-parent btn-block-container content-width button-justify-left\"><link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-button-block-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/button\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1765966675' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-button-parent-block-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/button-parent\/css\/style.min.css?ver=6.8.5' media='all' \/>\n\n<div class=\"vivid360-button-block fullWidth-mobile\"><a class=\"btn primary primary-regular has-icon icon-right\" role=\"button\" style=\"font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.86px;border-radius:0;border-style:solid;justify-content:space-between;text-align:left;width:100%\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/what-is-gardasil-9\/gardasil9-dosing\/\" title=\"What is the HPV vaccine?\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-design-category=\"button\" data-design-label=\"What is the HPV vaccine?\" data-design-module=\"element\" data-event-name=\"element_click\">What is the HPV vaccine?<span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"icon-angle-single-right\" class=\"icon-angle-single-right\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:48px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-48\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:32px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-32\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;background-color: !important\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width narrow-bg-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"rowccdf9fad-375d-49be-80a3-4881ce658090\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"row-content wide-width hcp-wide-width\">\n<div class=\"vivid360-heading default-hcp-fontsize default-hcp-tablet-fontsize default-hcp-mobile-fontsize\" id=\"ae6d8d8fe-3120-4491-907a-54cec8f31c3f\"><h2 class=\"has-primary-dark-color content-width fontWeightRegular\" style=\"--desktopFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--tabletFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--mobileFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeMobile);--desktopLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--tabletLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--mobileLineHeightSize:\" id=\"\"><strong>GARDASIL 9 can help protect against certain types of HPV-related cancers and diseases:<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-table-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/table\/css\/style.min.css?ver=6.8.5' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-table-sortable-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/table\/css\/sortable.min.css?ver=6.8.5' media='all' \/>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-vivid360-table content-width\"><table id=\"a477d597f-bbe5-481a-a361-45c4c19fa74b-vivid360-table-id\" class=\"a477d597f-bbe5-481a-a361-45c4c19fa74b squished\" style=\"--tableBorder:2px solid #FFF;--tableBorderRadius:0\"><thead><tr style=\"background-color:#b6e3ee\"><th class=\"has-white-background-color has-primary-dark-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\"><strong>Cancer\/<span class=\"no-wrap-text\">Disease<\/span><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-primary-dark-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Women<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-primary-dark-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Men<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"background-color:#b6e3ee\"><td class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\">Cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancers<sup>c<\/sup><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\" data-align=\"center\"><em><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background-color:#dbf0f6\"><td class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\">Anal cancer<sup>c<\/sup><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\" data-align=\"center\"><em><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\" data-align=\"center\"><em><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background-color:#b6e3ee\"><td class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\">Certain head and neck cancers, such as throat and back of mouth cancers<sup>c<\/sup><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\" data-align=\"center\"><em><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em>\u2713<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background-color:#dbf0f6\"><td class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\">Genital warts<sup>d<\/sup><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\" data-align=\"center\"><em><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:undefined!important\" data-align=\"center\"><em><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div class=\"<sup&gt;c<\/sup&gt;HPV Types 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58.<br&gt;<sup&gt;d<\/sup&gt;HPV Types 6 and 11. Caption\"><small class=\"table-caption\"><sup>c<\/sup>HPV Types 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58.<br><sup>d<\/sup>HPV Types 6 and 11.<\/small><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;background-color: !important\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width narrow-bg-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"rowd506bb6f-37f0-40ab-ab25-820615b881a5\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"row-content wide-width hcp-wide-width\">\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">GARDASIL 9 only helps protect against certain cancers caused by these types of HPV. HPV is not the only cause of these cancers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Help protect your son or daughter. Ask their doctor about GARDASIL 9 at their next wellness visit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:48px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-48\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;background-color: !important\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width full-page-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"rowc7671fc1-60fc-46ad-89a4-24884817c43a\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"row-content wide-width hcp-wide-width\">\n<div class=\"vivid360-heading default-hcp-fontsize default-hcp-tablet-fontsize default-hcp-mobile-fontsize\" id=\"a9f30f631-5003-4453-8c73-8858ac0d4348\"><h2 class=\"has-primary-dark-color content-width fontWeightRegular\" style=\"--desktopFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--tabletFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--mobileFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeMobile);--desktopLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--tabletLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--mobileLineHeightSize:\" id=\"\"><strong>Some questions parents may have<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-accordion-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/accordion\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1776685438' media='all' \/>\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px 0;border-style:solid\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-accordion has-medium-gray-border-color content-width faq-accordion\"><details class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-details\"><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenBgClass\">default-sum-open-background-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseBgClass\">default-sum-close-background-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"openCloseAccordionTitle\">false<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenHoverColorClass\">default-sum-open-hover-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenFocusColorClass\">default-sum-open-focus-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseFocusColorClass\">default-sum-close-focus-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseHoverColorClass\">.default-sum-close-hover-color<\/div><summary class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-section  \n\t\t\t\tdefault-sum-close-background-color\" data-design-category=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-5a5e34bf-16a4-4c43-ae4f-0b672f5115ec\"><h4 style=\"font-size:18px !important;line-height:1.5\" class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title\" id=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-5a5e34bf-16a4-4c43-ae4f-0b672f5115ec\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-dark-color\">What is the link between HPV and cervical cancer?<\/mark><\/strong><\/h4><\/summary><div class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-text default-description-background-color\">\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Most cases of cervical cancer are caused by certain types of HPV, although HPV is not the only cause of cervical cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><strong>For most people, HPV clears on its own.<\/strong> But for those who don\u2019t clear the virus, it can cause certain cancers and diseases later in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">GARDASIL 9 only helps protect against certain types of cervical cancer covered by the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/gardasil-9-resources\/faqs\/\" aria-label=\"#\">Explore FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px 0;border-style:solid\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-accordion has-medium-gray-border-color content-width faq-accordion\"><details class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-details\"><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenBgClass\">default-sum-open-background-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseBgClass\">default-sum-close-background-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"openCloseAccordionTitle\">false<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenHoverColorClass\">default-sum-open-hover-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenFocusColorClass\">default-sum-open-focus-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseFocusColorClass\">default-sum-close-focus-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseHoverColorClass\">.default-sum-close-hover-color<\/div><summary class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-section  \n\t\t\t\tdefault-sum-close-background-color\" data-design-category=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-33b02086-f25e-471f-8a81-24d48438f553\"><h4 style=\"font-size:18px !important;line-height:1.5\" class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title\" id=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-33b02086-f25e-471f-8a81-24d48438f553\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-dark-color\">When can my child receive the HPV vaccination?<\/mark><\/strong><\/h4><\/summary><div class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-text default-description-background-color\">\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">GARDASIL 9 is approved for children 9 years and older. 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