Gov. Rick Perry’s 2007 attempt to require that girls in Texas be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, commonly known as HPV, has become a political hot potato. But Dr. Ronald DePinho, the new president of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, says the vaccine is not just sound but “one of the great scientific advances in the history of medicine.”…

His recommendation for anyone who opposes the vaccine: “Visit one patient with cervical cancer in an advanced state.”