One Dose of HPV Vaccine Prevents Infection for at Least Three Years
Protection may last even longer, scientists reported. The finding may be a boon to low-income countries, where cervical cancer takes an enormous toll. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: Vaccination and Immunization Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Women and Girls Cervical Cancer Viruses Preventive Medicine Kenya Source Type: news
Indian vaccine market to reach valuation of Rs 252 bn by 2025: Jitendra Singh
Singh said that the world is now increasingly realising India's superlative capacities in preventive healthcare and we are now in the process of developing several other vaccines in the series. Recently after the first DNA vaccine, the first nasal vaccine has also been successfully manufactured and another vaccine related to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) which has helped in the prevention of cervical cancer has also been developed. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - April 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Africa: 'Vaccinate Against Deadly Diseases Including Covid-19'
[ADAPT] African Vaccination Week is a crucial reminder of the life-saving power of vaccines. From COVID-19 to polio, diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis B, influenza, rotavirus, measles, and the human papillomavirus (HPV), vaccines offer protection against deadly diseases. With this week falling on the last week of April, there is no better time to prioritize vaccination. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 25, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Shockingly high number of Americans don't realize this common STD can cause cancer
A survey by researchers at Henry Ford Health in Detroit, Michigan, found that up to 72.6 percent of people were not aware that human papillomavirus (HPV) could lead to anal, oral and penile cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AACR: Awareness That HPV Causes Cancer Is Ebbing Among Americans
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 -- Public awareness that human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause a range of cancers is slipping in the United States, according to the results of a survey presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
AACR: Americans Losing Awareness That HPV Causes Cancer
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 -- Public awareness that human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause a range of cancers is slipping in the United States, according to the results of a survey presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Awareness That HPV Causes Cancer Is Ebbing Among Americans
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 -- The sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause a range of cancers, but public awareness of this grim fact is slipping in the United States, a new survey finds.
While nearly 78% of respondents knew that HPV... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
HPV infection may cause throat, mouth cancer
3D illustration of the human papillomavirus (HPV). April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month. Head and neck cancers, including mouth and throat, occur in the head and neck region. You may have heard about the connection between HPV infection and certain types of cervical cancer, but did you know HPV infection is also related to a higher risk of throat and mouth cancer? To prevent these cancers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 14, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
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
