Oncology & Cancer
Some cancers are preventable with a vaccine: A virologist explains
One-fifth. Nearly 20% of cancers worldwide are caused by a virus.
Feb 2, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Consumer Health: Understanding cervical cancer risk
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about cervical cancer risk factors.
Jan 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Why Black women need to be screened for cervical cancer
While all women can develop cervical cancer, non-Hispanic Black women are more likely to be diagnosed and die of cervical cancer, compared to white women in the U.S.
Jan 20, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
How you can help prevent cervical cancer
(HealthDay)—Cervical cancer is the only gynecologic cancer that can be prevented, yet there were more than 4,000 deaths in the United States in 2021 and nearly 14,500 new cases, the American Cancer Society says.
Jan 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gains in HPV vaccination coverage after interventions sustainable for several years
Approximately 45,300 Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers occur in the U.S. every year. HPV vaccination has the potential to prevent up to 80 percent of these cancers. While raising HPV vaccination rates has been a ...
Dec 20, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Incidence of oropharyngeal cancer projected to rise in U.S. men
(HealthDay)—The incidence and burden of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is projected to increase among men in the United States, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in The Lancet Regional Health: Americas.
Dec 17, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Achieving an 80% HPV vaccination rate could eliminate nearly 1 million cases of male oropharyngeal cancer this century
A nationwide effort to adequately vaccinate 8 in 10 adolescents against the human papillomavirus (HPV) could prevent 934,000 cases of virus-associated, male oropharyngeal cancer over this century, reported investigators at ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Single-dose HPV vaccine highly effective, researchers say
In the push to eliminate cervical cancer, researchers delivered hopeful news Nov. 17 at the 34th International Papillomavirus Conference in Toronto.
Nov 18, 2021
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Vaccination
Less restrictive health laws linked to higher HPV vaccination rates
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which is recommended for children between ages 11 and 12, is highly effective at preventing cervical cancer. But in the United States, only 54% of adolescents are fully vaccinated against ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Study: HPV vaccines are safe and generate protective antibody levels in young cancer survivors
New research by investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Emory University is the first to report that the two widely used vaccines against human papillomavirus, or HPV, are safe and generally well tolerated ...
Nov 10, 2021
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