Health Tip: HPV Vaccine
-- The human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause cervical, throat, vulvar, vaginal, penile and anal cancer.
To reduce your child ' s risk, the American Cancer Society encourages the vaccine.
Here are some fast facts from the ACS. The HPV vaccine:
Is... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 12, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
A cancer drug may help treat human papillomavirus infections
(University of Alabama at Birmingham) Preclinical experiments suggest the cancer drugs vorinostat, belinostat and panobinostat might be repurposed to treat infections caused by human papillomaviruses, or HPVs. Highly efficacious vaccines against HPV infection exist -- including the recently approved Gardasil 9, which immunizes against nine genotypes of HPV known to cause cervical, vulvar, vaginal and anal cancers. But the vaccine needs to be given before a person becomes sexually active, since it has no therapeutic efficacy against existing HPV infections. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 30, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
High-Resolution Anoscopy for Anal Cancer Screening in HIV High-Resolution Anoscopy for Anal Cancer Screening in HIV
Is high-resolution anoscopy an effective and tolerable means of screening HIV patients at high risk of anal cancer?HIV Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV/AIDS Journal Article Source Type: news
Chemo-Radiation for Distant Mets Ups Survival in Anal Cancer Chemo-Radiation for Distant Mets Ups Survival in Anal Cancer
Extended-field chemo-radiation therapy should be considered a potentially curative treatment option for some patients with advanced anal cancer.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 14, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Radiation therapy advances extend, improve lives of patients with anal cancer, studies find
(American Society for Radiation Oncology) Two recent studies find advances in radiation therapy are helping to prolong or improve the lives of people with anal cancer, including those whose cancer has advanced to stage IV. Both studies were published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics (Red Journal), the flagship scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 8, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
New treatment approach for advanced anal cancer
(The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust) A new approach to treating advanced anal cancer is safer and more effective than the most widely used current treatment, according to the first ever randomized clinical trial in this group of patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - October 22, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Anal cancer: Farrah Fawcett, Marcia Cross and the HPV cancer
Anal cancer is rare, but Google searches about it are soaring after Marcia Cross revealed she is recovering from it. Here we explain the cancer, which killed Farrah Fawcett in 2015. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trends in HPV-Associated Cancers -- United States, 1999-2015 Trends in HPV-Associated Cancers -- United States, 1999-2015
This report examined trends in cervical cancer, as well as oropharyngeal, vulvar, vaginal, penile, and anal cancers.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news
Radn Tx Alone May Be Adequate for Stage I Anal Cancer in Elderly
After propensity - score adjustment, no significant difference in overall survival versus chemoradiation (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - August 30, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology, Oncology, Radiology, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
Radn Tx Alone May Be Adequate for Stage I Anal Cancer in Elderly
THURSDAY, Aug. 30, 2018 -- For older patients with stage I squamous cell carcinoma of the anus, radiation alone is associated with outcomes that do not differ significantly from those of chemoradiation, according to research published in the July... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 30, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Anal cancer symptoms: Are you at risk? Five signs of the disease to watch out for
ANAL cancer symptoms are often similar to more common and less serious conditions. It ’s a rare type of cancer, and while symptoms are unlikely to be caused by anal cancer, it’s still important to recognise all the signs and get checked out by your GP. There are five to watch out for. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Treatment of Anal Cancer
Title: Treatment of Anal CancerCategory: Doctor's& Expert's views on SymptomsCreated: 6/2/2009 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/13/2018 2:55:09 PM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - June 13, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Anal cancer warning - this is why you should never ignore an itch around the anus
CANCER symptoms vary depending on which type of tumour the patient has. Anal cancer signs are similar to less serious conditions, like piles. But, you should never ignore itchiness or pain around the anus. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Anal cancer warning - symptoms include itching around the anus
CANCER symptoms vary depending on which type of tumour the patient has. Anal cancer signs are similar to less serious conditions, like piles. But, you should never ignore itchiness or pain around the anus. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Poorer socioeconomic status predicts lower survival in patients with anal cancer
(NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine) If you are from a lower income area, your chances of surviving anal cancer are significantly reduced, according to a new study led by investigators at NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 19, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
