Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Single HPV shot enough for young women: WHO experts

A single vaccine shot against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer, delivers comparable protection for girls and women under 21 as two doses, the WHO's immunisation experts said.

Vaccination

Study boosts support for single-dose HPV vaccine regimen

A randomized controlled trial of 2,275 women in Kenya showed that a single dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was highly effective. The current standard for women is a three-dose regimen.

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.

Oncology & Cancer

Cervical cancer, CIN3 in young women plummeted after HPV vaccination

(HealthDay)—Following introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in England, there was a substantial reduction in cervical cancer and the incidence of grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN3), according ...

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