Oral sex frequency, number of partners linked to HPV-related cancer risk in study
Having more than 10 oral sex partners over a lifetime quadruples a person's risk for human papillomavirus-related mouth and throat cancer, a study published Monday by the journal Cancer found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 11, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HPV Throat Cancer and Oral Sex at Younger Age, Multiple Partners HPV Throat Cancer and Oral Sex at Younger Age, Multiple Partners
Engaging in oral sex at a younger age and having more partners in a shorter period were associated with higher risks of developing human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal cancer.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 11, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Timing, Intensity of Oral Sex Are Risk Factors for HPV-OPC
MONDAY, Jan. 11, 2021 -- In addition to number of oral sex partners, timing and intensity of oral sex are independent risk factors for human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal cancer (HPV-OPC), according to a study published online Jan. 11 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 11, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Timing and intensity of oral sex may affect risk of oropharyngeal cancer
(Wiley) Human papillomavirus (HPV) can infect the mouth and throat to cause cancers of the oropharynx. A new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has found that having more than 10 prior oral sex partners was associated with a 4.3-times greater likelihood of having HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Gene could help predict response to cervical cancer treatment
FINDINGSUCLA researchers have identified a potential diagnostic marker that could help predict how likely someone with cervical cancer is to respond to the standard treatment of chemotherapy and radiation.The scientists found that PACS-1, a gene that resides on a small segment of the long arm of chromosome 11, is overexpressed in cancer tissues, which can result in cancer growth and spread. Further, they discovered that translocation of the PACS-1 protein from outside to inside the cell nucleus — a function required for normal cell growth — plays a role in the development of cervical cancer that is resistant to chem...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - December 11, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
We All Deserve Protection From Covid-19
Credit: United NationsBy Adaora OkoliNEW ORLEANS, US, Dec 11 2020 (IPS) When I contracted Ebola virus disease in August 2014 while working as a medical doctor in a well-known private hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, I was denied access to a potential cure.
For 15 days, I battled for my life in a debilitated isolation ward, not knowing if I would survive. But American aid workers who contracted Ebola were administered Zmapp, a monoclonal antibody treatment, which reduces the relative risk of death from Ebola by 40% as well as shorten the duration of stay in the Ebola treatment units. They survived.
We were told that Zmapp was e...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Adaora Okoli Tags: Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Increasing HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents
(University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing) More than 90 percent of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers could be prevented by widespread uptake of the HPV vaccine. Yet, vaccine use in the United States falls short of public health goals. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 1, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Southwest Virginia residents leading region's cancer prevention efforts
(University of Virginia Health System) More than 30 Southwest Virginia residents on the University of Virginia Cancer Center Without Walls Community Advisory Board have set four regional priorities for cancer prevention and early detection. Their areas of focus are helping residents quit tobacco use, screenings for lung and colorectal cancer, along with efforts to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes several cancers. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 30, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Uganda: Uganda Yet to Embrace Hpv Vaccination
[Monitor] he magic bullet to stop the infamous cervical cancer rise, according to experts lies in Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. Countries have since launched several vaccination campaigns as recommended by different world health bodies and specific organisations in the cancer battle. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 23, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Interventions to Increase HPV Vaccine Coverage Cost-Effective
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 -- Three interventions for increased human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage are cost-effective, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in Pediatrics.
Jennifer C. Spencer, Ph.D., from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 16, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Black College Students, Especially Women, Delay HPV Vaccination Black College Students, Especially Women, Delay HPV Vaccination
The human papillomavirus (HPV) disproportionately affects people of color and Black gay men, yet many within these communities do not receive the HPV vaccine, most notably college-aged women of color.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - November 15, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Nursing News Source Type: news
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Researchers Receive $5 Million NIH Grant to Study HIV and HPV Cancers in Africa
November 13, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—A team of scientists fromAlbert Einstein College of Medicine has received a five-year, $4.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a research center to investigate HIV- and human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers in Africa. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - November 13, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers receive $5 million NIH grant to study HIV and HPV cancers in Africa
(Albert Einstein College of Medicine) A team of scientists from Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a five-year, $4.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a research center to investigate HIV- and human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers in Africa. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 13, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
