• Study Explores Providers' Perceptions Of Parental Concerns About HPV Vaccination Study Explores Providers' Perceptions Of Parental Concerns About HPV Vaccination A new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study has found that low-income and minority parents may be more receptive to vaccinating their daughters against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), while white, middle-class parents are more likely to defer the vaccination. The[…]
  
  Created on: 17 May 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  17 May 2013 | 12:00 am
• GSK, Merck Cut Price Of HPV Vaccine In Poor Countries GSK, Merck Cut Price Of HPV Vaccine In Poor Countries A new all-time low price for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines will now help guarantee that millions of girls in poor countries are protected against cervical cancer. This will be made possible by the GAVI alliance (the Global Alliance for Vaccines[…]
  
  Created on: 10 May 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  10 May 2013 | 12:00 am
• HPV Vaccine - Young Women Motivated More By STD Than Cancer Protection HPV Vaccine - Young Women Motivated More By STD Than Cancer Protection Young women are more likely to take the HPV vaccine if they are told it protects from a nasty sexually transmitted disease, even though it also protects from potentially deadly cervical cancer, researchers from The Ohio State University and Texas[…]
  
  Created on: 8 May 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  8 May 2013 | 12:00 am
• STD's Not Cancer Prevention Should Be The Focus For Promoting HPV Vaccine STD's Not Cancer Prevention Should Be The Focus For Promoting HPV Vaccine The HPV vaccine can prevent both cervical cancer and a nasty sexually transmitted disease in women. But emphasizing the STD prevention will persuade more young women to get the vaccine, a new study suggests. These results go against the conventional[…]
  
  Created on: 6 May 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  6 May 2013 | 12:00 am
• In Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV Leaves Its Mark In Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV Leaves Its Mark Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is a form of cancer that affects the cells lining the middle part of the throat, including the soft palate, the base of the tongue, the tonsils, and the pharynx...
  
  Created on: 3 May 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  3 May 2013 | 1:00 am
• Successful Use Of Image-Guided Brachytherapy To Treat Cervical Cancer Reported In 2 Landmark Studies Successful Use Of Image-Guided Brachytherapy To Treat Cervical Cancer Reported In 2 Landmark Studies Two large, landmark radiotherapy studies have shown that it is possible to treat cervical cancer effectively with high doses specifically adapted to each tumour, and with fewer serious side-effects to the surrounding normal organs...
  
  Created on: 22 Apr 2013 | 2:00 am
  
  22 Apr 2013 | 2:00 am
• HPV Vaccine Has Proven To Significantly Reduce Genital Warts HPV Vaccine Has Proven To Significantly Reduce Genital Warts Since implementing a nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program five years ago for females between the ages of 12 and 26 years, Australia has seen a significant decline in the number of cases of genital warts, according to new research[…]
  
  Created on: 19 Apr 2013 | 11:00 am
  
  19 Apr 2013 | 11:00 am
• Genital Wart Rate In Young Women Plummets Thanks To HPV Vaccine, Claim Researchers Genital Wart Rate In Young Women Plummets Thanks To HPV Vaccine, Claim Researchers Significant benefit also seen in men The proportion of young women diagnosed with genital warts in Australia has seen a significant decline thanks to the HPV vaccine, suggests a paper published today on bmj.com...
  
  Created on: 19 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  19 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
• Rx Target Found For HPV, Hep C And Related Cancers Rx Target Found For HPV, Hep C And Related Cancers New discoveries by a team of scientists at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans for the first time reveal the inner workings of a master regulator that controls functions as diverse as the ability of nerve cells to "rewire" themselves[…]
  
  Created on: 15 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  15 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
• Certain Types Of Papilloma Virus Might Actually Prevent Cervical Cancer: New Study Certain Types Of Papilloma Virus Might Actually Prevent Cervical Cancer: New Study There are over 100 different types of human papilloma virus (HPV). Cervical cancer is known to be caused by infection with approximately 14 so-called "high-risk" types of this virus. Researchers from Manchester looked at the different types of HPV found[…]
  
  Created on: 14 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  14 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
• Nearly 6 Percent Of Lung Cancer Tissue Samples From Non-Smokers Show Signs That HPV May Have Triggered The Tumors Nearly 6 Percent Of Lung Cancer Tissue Samples From Non-Smokers Show Signs That HPV May Have Triggered The Tumors A common virus known to cause cervical and head and neck cancers may also trigger some cases of lung cancer, according to new research presented by Fox Chase Cancer Center at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013. Examining tissue samples from[…]
  
  Created on: 12 Apr 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  12 Apr 2013 | 1:00 am
• Drug Designed To Restore Cell Suicide In HPV-Related Head And Neck Cancer Drug Designed To Restore Cell Suicide In HPV-Related Head And Neck Cancer Researchers have discovered a new mechanism by which the human papilloma virus (HPV) causes head and neck cancer, and they have designed a drug to block that mechanism. Though further research is needed, the new agent might offer a safer[…]
  
  Created on: 10 Apr 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  10 Apr 2013 | 1:00 am
• Research Letter, Viewpoint, Invited Commentary Examine Cervical Cancer Screening Intervals Research Letter, Viewpoint, Invited Commentary Examine Cervical Cancer Screening Intervals JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A research letter by Zahava Berkowitz, M.S.P.H., M.Sc., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and colleagues found that most of the 2,087 primary care clinicians surveyed recommended Papanicolaou (pap) tests sooner than recommended[…]
  
  Created on: 8 Apr 2013 | 1:00 pm
  
  8 Apr 2013 | 1:00 pm
• Some Women With HIV Become Infected By Cancer-Causing Forms Of HPV That Are Not Covered By Current Vaccines Some Women With HIV Become Infected By Cancer-Causing Forms Of HPV That Are Not Covered By Current Vaccines Women with HIV acquire cancer-causing forms of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that are not included in the current HPV vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix, according to new research from Fox Chase Cancer Center presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 on[…]
  
  Created on: 8 Apr 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  8 Apr 2013 | 1:00 am
• Cancer Cells Resistant To Cisplatin Are Sensitive To Experimental Anticancer Drugs, PARP Inhibitors Cancer Cells Resistant To Cisplatin Are Sensitive To Experimental Anticancer Drugs, PARP Inhibitors Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors may be a novel treatment strategy for patients with cancer that has become resistant to the commonly used chemotherapy drug cisplatin, according to data from a preclinical study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the[…]
  
  Created on: 5 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  5 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
• Analysis Of HPV Vaccination Disparities Among Girls From Low-Income Families Analysis Of HPV Vaccination Disparities Among Girls From Low-Income Families Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of Florida studied health care providers to determine the factors associated with disparities in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among girls, ages 9 to 17, from low-income families. They found that[…]
  
  Created on: 30 Mar 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  30 Mar 2013 | 12:00 am
• Cervical Cancer: DNA-Based Test More Accurate Than Repeat Smear ("Pap") Cervical Cancer: DNA-Based Test More Accurate Than Repeat Smear ("Pap") In women who have a potentially or mildly abnormal cervical smear, using a DNA-based test can identify those at higher risk of having precursors of cervical cancer, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. The authors found that the DNA-based[…]
  
  Created on: 28 Mar 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  28 Mar 2013 | 12:00 am
• Increase In Number Of Parents Who Won't Vaccinate Daughters Against HPV Increase In Number Of Parents Who Won't Vaccinate Daughters Against HPV A rising percentage of parents say they won't have their teen daughters vaccinated to protect against the human papilloma virus, even though physicians are increasingly recommending adolescent vaccinations, a study by Mayo Clinic and others shows. More than 2 in[…]
  
  Created on: 19 Mar 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  19 Mar 2013 | 12:00 am
• Fears of Parents Prevent Girls From Getting HPV Vaccine Fears of Parents Prevent Girls From Getting HPV Vaccine Health professionals strongly recommend the vaccine for the human papilloma virus (HPV) - the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer - for women and girls. However, many parents are worried about its safety, a new study in Pediatrics[…]
  
  Created on: 18 Mar 2013 | 12:00 pm
  
  18 Mar 2013 | 12:00 pm

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