Africa: Cervical Cancer Can Be Beaten - the Key Is Vaccinating Young Girls
[The Conversation Africa] In 2020 the World Health Organization introduced a plan to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health threat by 2030. The first step towards this goal is to have 90% of girls fully vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) by the age of 15 years. Gynaecological oncologist Lynette Denny spells out how much progress still needs to be made, and what hurdles need to be overcome. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 11, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mailed Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling Kits Are Cost-Effective
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 -- Mailing human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling kits is an efficient outreach strategy for increasing screening rates among women overdue for screening, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Network... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Discordant Biomarkers Foretell Prognosis in Oropharyngeal Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Mismatch between the p16 protein and human papillomavirus (HPV) biomarkers can help determine prognosis in patients with oropharyngeal cancer, European researchers reported.
Specifically, oropharyngeal cancer patients with discordance... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - March 16, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Kenya: Boys Set for HPV Vaccine in Efforts to Tame Cervical Cancer Linked to Sex
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health is set to adopt a new approach to counter an increase in cervical cancer, which is mainly caused by the Human PapillomaVirus (HPV), through inclusion of boys in HPV vaccine roll out. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 1, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Could Earlier Initiation of HPV Vaccine Boost Immunization in Adolescents?
(MedPage Today) -- Teenagers had better vaccine coverage against human papillomavirus (HPV) if they were vaccinated at earlier ages as older children instead of early adolescents, a retrospective study showed.
Early initiators vaccinated at age... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 27, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Why Some HPV Infections Carry More Cervical Cancer Risk
Where and how human papillomavirus integrates itself into the human genome steers the infection’s clinical outcomes, finds a large, multifaceted study. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - February 2, 2023 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Lesson for young people about the HPV vaccine in schools awarded quality mark
A lesson to help teenagers find out about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in schools has been awarded the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education Association quality mark. HPV is a common infection that is spread by skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact. Since the pandemic there has been a decline in the uptake of the HPV vaccine – down nationally from 86% to 69% (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - February 1, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Science Institute; Press Release Source Type: news
How a virus caught during sex in your 20s can trigger cervical cancer decades later
A recent study found that nearly three-quarters of women in the UK are not aware of HPV (human papillomavirus) and even more don't know that it can cause cervical cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study links viral infections to Alzheimer ’s, Parkinson’s—with many caveats
A massive data mining study has found numerous associations between common viruses like the flu and devastating neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). The findings expand on previous research linking individual viruses to neurological diseases. But experts caution that the study, which relied on electronic medical records rather than biological samples, merely describes correlations and doesn’t prove causation.
Still, it’s “really exciting,” says Kristen Funk, a neuroimmunologist who studi...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 19, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Launch of the Regional Cervical Cancer Elimination Strategy for the Eastern Mediterranean
Cervical cancer is one cancer we can actually eliminate: it’s time to do it
11 January 2023 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean formally launched today the Regional Cervical Cancer Elimination Strategy for the Eastern Mediterranean at a hybrid press conference hosted by WHO leaders and joined by women who have survived cervical cancer, advocates fighting the disease and high-level speakers. The event introduced the “90-70-90” targets set by the strategy: for countries to achieve 90% human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage for girls by age 15, 70% screeni...
Source: WHO EMRO News - January 11, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Preventing Cervical Cancer: An Expert Answers Your Questions
MONDAY, Jan. 2, 2023 -- Cervical cancer is preventable, but people often feel uncomfortable talking about it because of its link to the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV).
Don ’t be embarrassed, a cancer expert advises.
Not only does... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Cancer Survivors Say No to HPV Vax; Costly Prostate Cancer; Acupressure Aids Sleep
(MedPage Today) -- New insight into why many cancer survivors refuse vaccination against human papillomavirus. (Cancer)
The cost of treating metastatic prostate cancer rose sharply over the past 15 years, largely because of increased use of newer... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - December 29, 2022 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 -- Young cancer survivors face a heightened risk from human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus known to raise the risk of cervical cancer. So why are they getting the HPV vaccine in low numbers?
To find out, researchers analyzed... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 29, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
HPV Vaccine Refusal Explored Among Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 -- Cancer survivors refusing participation in a trial assessing the safety and immunogenicity of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine do so mainly due to vaccine-related concerns, according to a study published online Dec. 19... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 19, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
