Study endorses HPV testing for all women over 30

2011-12-14T16:30:23Z

LONDON (Reuters) - New DNA tests looking for the virus responsible for most cases of cervical cancer make sense for all women aged 30 or over, since they can prevent more cases of cancer than smear tests alone, Dutch researchers said on Thursday.

Results of a five-year study involving 45,000 women provided the strongest evidence yet in favor of using human papillomavirus (HPV) testing,

UK switches to Merck's Gardasil for HPV vaccination

2011-11-24T13:00:10Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is to stop using GlaxoSmithKline's cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix from next September and will instead of...

Fund backs cervical cancer vaccine in poor nations

2011-11-17T08:00:39Z

LONDON (Reuters) - The GAVI international immunisations group has agreed to fund the roll-out of vaccines against cervical cancer in developing countries, offering protection against a disease that kills one woman every two minutes.

Nearly 90 percent of the 275,000 deaths every year occur in poor nations, where cervical screening programs that are routine in rich nations are virtually non-ex...

Cervical cancer vaccines may cut need for screening

2011-11-08T16:30:16Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Using GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix vaccine to protect girls against the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer is so effective that health authorities could reduce the need for later cervical screening, scientis...

Reports links HPV with heart attacks, strokes

2011-10-26T14:00:14Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study shows heart attacks and strokes are more common in women infected with human papillomavirus, or HPV.

The research only included a small number of women with heart disease, and it doesn't prove that the sexually transmitted infection is to blame. In fact, it's still unknown whether the women already had the virus before they suffered heart attacks and s...

US panel urges HPV vaccine for boys

2011-10-25T17:30:25Z

Boys should get routinely vaccinated against human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cancer, a US government advisory panel recommended on Tuesday.

All boys aged 11-12 should get the HPV vaccine, which is already approved for use in girls, said the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's

U.S. advisers recommend Gardasil HPV shots for boys

2011-10-25T12:00:10Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boys should be routinely vaccinated against the human papillomavirus or HPV in an effort to protect them from oral, anal and penile cancers, and to extend protection of girls from cervical cancer, U.S. vaccine advisers said on Tuesday.

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Girls' HPV vaccination rates falling short

2011-10-19T08:31:08Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Close to half of U.S. girls ages 13 and 17 have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), but there is still a way to go to improve those numbers, according to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control ...

Virus to blame for rise in throat cancer: study

2011-10-03T23:30:13Z

(Reuters) - Cancer of the back of the mouth and throat is on the rise, primarily because of more cases stemming from a viral infection called human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a U.S. study.

The number of people who were diagnosed with HPV-related oral cancer in 2004 was triple the number diagnosed in 1988 -- due largely, researchers suspect, to changes in sexual behavior that have helped spread th...

Virus to blame for rise throat cancer

2011-10-03T13:30:36Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer of the back of the mouth and throat is on the rise, primarily because of more cases stemming from a viral infection called human papillomavirus (HPV), researchers report in a new study.

The number of people who were diagnosed with HPV-related oral cancer in 2004 was triple the number diagnosed in 1988, due largely, researchers suspect, to changes in sexual ...

Analysis: Bachmann vaccine comments toxic: doctors

2011-09-15T14:30:33Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - No matter how much the U.S. medical community repudiates the suggestion by presidential candidate Michele Bachmann that a vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) is dangerous, doctors fear the damage has already been done.

Physicians are b...

Analysis: Bachmann HPV vaccine comments toxic: doctors

2011-09-15T12:30:23Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - No matter how much the U.S. medical community challenges the suggestion by presidential candidate Michele Bachmann that a vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) is dangerous, doctors fear the damage has already been done.

Physicians are b...

IUDs almost halve risk of cervical cancer: study

2011-09-13T08:30:27Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Contrary to popular belief, intrauterine contraceptive devices might actually protect women against developing cervical cancer even though they don't stop the infection that commonly leads to the disease, according to the results of an international study.

While IUDs, also known as coils, are unlikely to be recommended as way of preventing cervical cancer -- the second mos...

Coils almost halve risk of cervical cancer: study

2011-09-12T16:30:05Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Contrary to popular belief, coil contraceptive devices might actually protect women against developing cervical cancer even though they don't stop the infection that commonly leads to the disease, according to the results of an international study.

While coils are unlikely to be recommended as way of preventing cervical cancer -- the second most common form of cancer in wo...

Mexico to give HPV vaccine to all girls from 2012

2011-08-30T19:30:35Z

Mexico plans to administer the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer, to all girls beginning next year, the country's health ministry said Tuesday.

Beginning in 2012, the HPV vaccine will be part of the normal course of shots given to all girls at the age of nine, Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova said.

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Glaxo HPV vaccine protects women from anal cancer: study

2011-08-22T16:00:14Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A vaccine to prevent cervical cancer offered strong protection against anal cancer in a large study of women in Costa Rica, adding to evidence that such vaccines can protect against more than just cervical cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

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Too many women get HPV tests: study

2011-07-04T18:30:08Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Doctors are testing women for human papillomavirus, or HPV -- some strains of which have been linked to cervical cancer -- more often than guidelines recommend, according to a new U.S. study.

Not only is it a waste of money, it also means that women who test positive may be getting extra treatment they don't necessarily need and that comes with a risk ...

Fewer girls develop cervical abnormalities after HPV vaccine

2011-06-16T16:30:09Z

HONG KONG, Jun (Reuters) - A vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, triggered by the human papillomavirus (HPV), has helped reduce the number of teenage girls developing abnormalities in their cervix by as much as 50 percent in a study in Australia, researchers reported on Friday.

Some strains of HPV are known to cause abnormal lesi...

Merck, Qiagen launch Rwandan cervical cancer deal

2011-04-25T07:30:15Z

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Merck and German diagnostics firm Qiagen are donating millions of human papillomaviros (HPV) vaccines and 250,000 HPV tests to Rwanda to start a national cervical cancer prevention program.

Merck said Monday it would provide Rwanda with 2 million doses of its

Half of men may have HPV infections: study

2011-02-28T17:00:21Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Half of men in the general population may be infected with human papillomavirus or HPV, the human wart virus that causes cervical and other cancers, strengthening the case for vaccinating boys against HPV, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

U.S. vaccine advisers have been weighing whether boys and young men should be vaccinated ...

Oral sex linked to cancer risk

2011-02-20T17:30:17Z

US scientists said Sunday there is strong evidence linking oral sex to cancer, and urged more study of how human papillomaviruses may be to blame for a rise in oral cancer among white men.

In the United States, oral cancer due to HPV infection is now more common than oral cancer from tobacco use, which remains the leading cause of such cancers in the rest of the world.

Researchers have found a 225-percent ...

Circumcision helps stop wart virus, study finds

2011-01-07T08:30:16Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have documented yet another health benefit for circumcision, which can protect men against the AIDS virus, saying it can protect their wives and girlfriends from a virus that causes cervical cancer.

Wives and girlfriends of circumcised men had a 28 percent lower rate of infection over two years with the human papilloma virus or HPV, which causes warts and c...

New Discovery May Offer Cure for Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

2010-11-29T14:35:14Z

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Management of Abnormal Pap-HPV Tests Not Guideline Based

2010-11-29T14:46:42Z

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Counseling helps patients start and complete HPV shot regimen

2010-11-29T14:30:22Z

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Health Highlights: Nov. 18, 2010

2010-11-29T14:35:09Z

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FDA Panel Backs New Use For Gardasil Vaccine

2010-11-29T14:35:09Z

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Panel positive on Merck vaccine for anal cancer

2010-11-17T10:30:14Z

SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine appears effective for preventing anal cancer, members of a U.S. advisory panel said on Wednesday.

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Few Young Women Getting Cervical Cancer Vaccine

2010-11-29T14:42:25Z

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HPV Vaccinations Lead to Fewer Genital Warts: Study

2010-11-29T14:42:24Z

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Plantar Warts

2010-11-30T13:48:39Z

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Few Young Women Getting Cervical Cancer Vaccine

2010-11-29T14:42:21Z

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HPV Vaccinations Lead to Fewer Genital Warts: Study

2010-11-29T14:42:21Z

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Cervical jab 'cuts screening need'

2010-11-29T14:59:43Z

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HPV Vaccine Program Reduces Genital Warts Diagnoses

2010-11-29T14:46:39Z

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Few Teens Finish HPV Shot Series

2010-11-29T15:01:49Z

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Mediplast Wart Treatment

2010-11-29T14:51:44Z

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2010-11-29T15:45:28Z

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Indonesian "Tree Man" Continues Treatment For Human Papilloma Virus

2010-03-29T02:25:53Z

BANDUNG, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 18: Sakim, a friend of Indonesian "Tree Man" Dede Koswara, smiles on December 18, 2009 in Bandung, Java, Indonesia. Due to a rare genetic problem with Dede's immune system he has been unable to fight the HPV infection or Human Papilloma Virus causing his body to produce tree like warts mostly on his arms ...

Britain Vaccine Death

2010-03-31T13:50:25Z

Flowers at the gate of Blue Coat Church of England School in Coventry England Tuesday Sept. 29, 2009, after a pupil from the school died Monday after receiving the HPV1 Cervarix jab. Health authorities launched an investigation Tuesday into the death of a 14-year-old girl who had just received a vaccine for cervical cancer. N...

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Study endorses HPV testing for all women over 30

UK switches to Merck's Gardasil for HPV vaccination

Fund backs cervical cancer vaccine in poor nations

Cervical cancer vaccines may cut need for screening

Reports links HPV with heart attacks, strokes

US panel urges HPV vaccine for boys

U.S. advisers recommend Gardasil HPV shots for boys

Girls' HPV vaccination rates falling short

Virus to blame for rise in throat cancer: study

Virus to blame for rise throat cancer

Analysis: Bachmann vaccine comments toxic: doctors

Analysis: Bachmann HPV vaccine comments toxic: doctors

IUDs almost halve risk of cervical cancer: study

Coils almost halve risk of cervical cancer: study

Mexico to give HPV vaccine to all girls from 2012

Glaxo HPV vaccine protects women from anal cancer: study

Too many women get HPV tests: study

Fewer girls develop cervical abnormalities after HPV vaccine

Merck, Qiagen launch Rwandan cervical cancer deal

Half of men may have HPV infections: study

Oral sex linked to cancer risk

Circumcision helps stop wart virus, study finds

New Discovery May Offer Cure for Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Management of Abnormal Pap-HPV Tests Not Guideline Based

Counseling helps patients start and complete HPV shot regimen

Health Highlights: Nov. 18, 2010

FDA Panel Backs New Use For Gardasil Vaccine

Panel positive on Merck vaccine for anal cancer

Few Young Women Getting Cervical Cancer Vaccine

HPV Vaccinations Lead to Fewer Genital Warts: Study

Plantar Warts

Few Young Women Getting Cervical Cancer Vaccine

HPV Vaccinations Lead to Fewer Genital Warts: Study

Cervical jab 'cuts screening need'

HPV Vaccine Program Reduces Genital Warts Diagnoses

Few Teens Finish HPV Shot Series

Mediplast Wart Treatment

Read Full Article

Why routine HPV vaccines for gay men are necessary

Indonesian "Tree Man" Continues Treatment For Human Papilloma Virus

Britain Vaccine Death