Cervical cancer could be on its way to extinction thanks to improved testing and vaccination
A new detection method rolled out last month looks for traces of the human papillomavirus (HPV), which cause nearly all cervical tumours. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Charlestown Cancer Survivor Hopes Story Inspires Others To Get Screened
BOSTON (CBS) – January is cervical cancer awareness month and Kate Weissman of Charlestown is hoping her story will inspire women to get potentially life-saving screening tests.
Four years ago, she heard the words that everyone dreads – “You have cancer.”
“It was devastating,” she recalls thinking of that moment alone in her apartment. “I just said to myself, I’m 30 and I’m going to die.”
Weissman endured months of grueling treatment. Doctors initially thought they got it all, but the cancer turned up in her lymph nodes. So she had to go back for more treatment, a full year of chemotherapy and radia...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local cervical cancer Source Type: news
Vaccine Program Recovery Difficult After Public Scares
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2020 -- Misinformation in the Danish media between 2013 and 2016 led to a 50.4 percent drop in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations among girls in Denmark, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in Vaccine.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 14, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CDC: Young Adults Who Ever Received HPV Vaccine on the Rise
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2020 -- From 2013 to 2018, there was an increase in the percentage of adults aged 18 to 26 years who received one or more doses or the recommended number of doses of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, according to a January data... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 7, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Even a Single Dose of HPV Vaccine May Provide Protection
Young women who got only one dose of HPV vaccine, versus the recommended three, showed benefits against cancer-causing human papillomavirus. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Sexually Transmitted Diseases Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news
Broadest ever therapeutic HPV vaccine to be tested in clinical trial
Treatment could clear up persistent infections and reduce risk of cervical cancerThe broadest vaccine yet that could clear up persistent HPV infections and reduce the risk of women developing cervical cancer is to be tested in a clinical trial.Human papillomavirus infections are common and are generally cleared by the body. However, about 10% of infections are not cleared, with persistent infections of certain types of HPV known to increase the risk of a number of cancers, including cervical cancer.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 3, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: HPV vaccine Medical research Cervical cancer UK news Science Health Women Life and style Society Vaccines and immunisation World news Source Type: news
Drop in Prevalence of HPV Infection Seen With Just One Shot of HPV Vaccine Drop in Prevalence of HPV Infection Seen With Just One Shot of HPV Vaccine
Even a single dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is associated with a reduced prevalence of HPV infection among U.S. women, according to findings from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES).Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - December 30, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Public Health & Prevention News Source Type: news
Just 1 dose of the HPV vaccine may protect against infection, new study suggests
A single dose of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine may be just as effective as two or three doses at preventing cancer-causing HPV infection, a new study suggests. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - December 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could 1 Dose of HPV Vaccine Be Enough?
First introduced in 2006, the multi-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can prevent most cervical and anal cancers among children and young adults exposed to the virus. It can also prevent the majority of both HPV-driven oral and penile cancers. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Protection Similar With Single, Multiple HPV Vaccine Doses
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2019 -- U.S. women who have received one dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine have similar protection as women who have received two or three doses, according to a research letter published online Dec. 27 in JAMA Network... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 27, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Extending HPV Vaccination Ages Costly With Only Small Added Health Benefits Extending HPV Vaccination Ages Costly With Only Small Added Health Benefits
Extending human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to middle-aged adults would be costly and likely yield only small added health benefits, according to a health economic model.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Extending HPV Vaccination to Age 45 Provides Small Additional Benefit
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2019 -- Extending the current human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program to age 45 years is expected to produce small additional reductions in HPV-associated diseases with high additional costs, according to a study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 9, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Extending HPV vaccination ages would produce relatively small health benefits
(American College of Physicians) A health economic model suggests that extending the US human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program to include women and men through age 45 would produce relatively small health benefits compared with the current immunization program. Findings from a modeling study are published in Annals of Internal Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 9, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
HPV: WHO calls for countries to suspend vaccination of boys
Due to a limited global supply of human papillomavirus (HPV) vacine, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging all countries that are vaccinating boys against HPV to temporarily suspend these programmes until all eligible girls in other countries have been vaccinated. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Cochrane Review assesses different HPV vaccines & vaccine schedules in adolescent girls and boys
(Wiley) New evidence published in the Cochrane Library today provides further information on the benefits and harms of different human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines and vaccine schedules in young women and men. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
