Topic: Chicago

U.S. advisers recommend Gardasil HPV shots for boys

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. vaccine advisers on Tuesday voted to recommend that boys should be routinely vaccinated with Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine to protect them from human papillomavirus or HPV infections, which cause genital warts and oral, penile and anal cancers ...

Throat cancer cause by HPV has better survival

CHICAGO (Reuters) - People are much more likely to survive head and neck cancer if the tumor is caused by the human papillomavirus or HPV, U.S. researchers said on Monday.That may mean that some patients will be able to undergo less toxic ...