HPV Test Is Preferred Method for Cervical Cancer Screening: ACS HPV Test Is Preferred Method for Cervical Cancer Screening: ACS
New guidelines recommend human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as the preferred screening method, but cotesting and cytology alone are still acceptable options.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - August 4, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
ACS Disagrees With CDC on HPV Vaccination in Adults ACS Disagrees With CDC on HPV Vaccination in Adults
The American Cancer Society ' s new guidance on human papillomavirus vaccination diverges from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ' s recommendations.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - August 3, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
American Cancer Society now recommends cervical cancer screening start at 25, not 21
Individuals with a cervix are now recommended to start cervical cancers screening at 25 and continue through age 65, with the primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing every five years as the preferred method of testing, according to a new guideline released Thursday by the American Cancer Society. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - July 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
American Cancer Society Recommends HPV Test
The new guideline calls for an initial cervix screening at age 25, followed by the human papillomavirus (HPV) test every five years, continuing through age 65, the guideline says. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - July 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Teen HPV Vaccination Rates Suboptimal
THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 -- Lack of parental intent to initiate and complete the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series for adolescents is a major public health concern, according to a study published online July 21 in The Lancet Public... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 30, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
HPV Shots: Safe and Effective, But Many Parents Still Hesitate
WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 -- More than a decade of research has shown that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects against a host of cancers, yet a new study finds that only half of American teens complete the multiple-shot regimen.
Why?... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 29, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
BD receives FDA Approval for HPV Test with Extended Genotyping Capabilities
BD Onclarity HPV Assay is the only FDA-approved HPV assay to individually identify and report genotypes beyond 16, 18 and 45
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 22, 2020 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX... Diagnostics, Oncology, FDA BD , Onclarity, HPV Assay, human papillomavirus (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - July 22, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pap/HPV Cotesting Better for Cervical Cancer Screening in Over 30s
TUESDAY, July 14, 2020 -- Liquid-based cytology (LBC) and human papillomavirus (HPV) cotesting enhances screening for cervical cancer (CxCa) and precancer among women aged 30 years and older, according to a study published online July 8 in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 14, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Scientists find firm link between prostate cancer and HPV for the first time
Prostate cancer has been convincingly linked to the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) for the first time. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Potential causal role of human papilloma viruses (HPVs) in prostate cancers
(BMC (BioMed Central)) Human papilloma viruses (HPVs) - a common group of viruses known to cause cervical cancers - may also have a causal role in prostate cancer, according to a literature review published in the open access journal Infectious Agents and Cancer, supporting the case for universal HPV vaccination. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 13, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
American Cancer Society Updates HPV Vaccination Guidelines
WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020 -- The American Cancer Society has updated guidelines on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, emphasizing that vaccination should be routinely offered at age 9 to 12 years; the updated recommendations were published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 8, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Study: 'Anti-vaxxers' gain traction against HPV vaccine on Facebook
(University of Missouri-Columbia) One of the biggest social media sites -- Facebook -- has allowed " anti-vaxxers " to gain a stronger voice against the use of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine, according to a new study from a media expert at the University of Missouri. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 8, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Artificial Intelligence Provides Benefit for Cervical Cancer Screening
WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 -- For women undergoing human papillomavirus (HPV)-based cervical cancer screening, automated evaluation of p16/Ki-67 dual-stained (DS) slides reduces the number of colposcopies compared with current standards, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 1, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
School HPV vaccine policies could result in higher vaccination rates, reduction in cancers
FINDINGSA UCLA-led study has found that in 2 of 3 states and jurisdictions with policies that require students entering school to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine, vaccination rates among 13-to-17-year-olds were significantly higher than in surrounding states without such policies.In Rhode Island, the vaccination rate among adolescents was 91%, compared with an average of 78% in neighboring non-policy states. In the District of Columbia, the rate was 89%, compared with 72% for nearby non-policy states. Virginia, which is in the same region as the district, was the one state with a vaccination policy that showed no ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - June 29, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
AI dual-stain approach improved accuracy, efficiency of cervical cancer screening
(NIH/National Cancer Institute) In a new study, a computer algorithm improved the accuracy and efficiency of cervical cancer screening compared with cytology (Pap test), the current standard for follow-up of women who test positive with primary human papillomavirus (HPV) screening. The algorithm was developed and the study conducted by investigators at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with researchers from several other institutions. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 25, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
