Free Cervical Cancer Vaccine
at
Collins Place Medical Clinic
An important preventive health initiative for women aged between 18 and 26 years is available free here at our Clinic
The Australian Government is providing the cervical cancer vaccine free for a limited time through general practice to all women aged 18 to 26 years.
You may have read, or seen in the media recently, about a vaccine to help prevent cancer of the cervix. It is now here and available free if you are under 27 years of age
Three [3] doses of the vaccine are required at two [2] month intervals.
For people over 27 years of age you cannot obtain the vaccine free at this stage. The cost would be $154 per vaccine and we are able to order this for you. We advise consulting a doctor first.
Vaccination combined with regular Pap screening offers women the best prevention strategy aginst both cervical cancer and pre-cancerous abnormalities.
Every day over 40 Australian women undergo surgery to remove pre-cancerous or cancerous lesions from the cervix as detected on Pap smear [AIHW 2005]. The majority of these women are under 40 years of age.
Join the fight against both cervical cancer and pre-cancers by receiving the vaccine whilst it is free.
New patients are welcome