Vaccination

HPV vaccine shows success in gay, bisexual men

A study by Monash University and Alfred Health found a 70 percent reduction in one type of human papillomavirus (HPV) in gay and bisexual men after the implementation of the school-based HPV vaccination program.

Oncology & Cancer

US cervical cancers fall but other sex-related cancers rise

Screening and the HPV vaccine have led to drops in cervical cancers over the last two decades in the U.S., a new study finds, but the gains are offset by a rise in other tumors caused by the virus.

Oncology & Cancer

HPV vaccination is lowering U.S. cervical cancer rates

In a finding that offers the first evidence that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is indeed protecting women from cervical cancer, new research shows cases in the United States have slowly but steadily declined over ...

Vaccination

Many adults unprotected against vaccine-preventable disease

(HealthDay)—Many U.S. adults remain unprotected against vaccine-preventable diseases, according to research published in the May 14 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ...

Oncology & Cancer

WHO's plans to create a 'cervical cancer-free future'

Last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced an ambitious plan: to create a 'cervical cancer-free future." The potential reward is huge. If we succeed, cervical cancer will become the first cancer to be 'eliminated' ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

America's STD rate at record high again

(HealthDay)—There's another epidemic sweeping the United States: sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Pediatrics

HPV infections are plummeting due to widespread vaccination

(HealthDay)—Fifteen years of widespread vaccination of U.S. children with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is reaping big rewards: A more than 80% drop in new infections has been seen in women and girls under the ...

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