Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Why it finally makes sense to vaccinate boys against HPV

From September 2019, boys aged 12 and 13 in the UK are being offered free vaccination against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) for the first time. HPV causes cervical cancer, and girls and young women have been receiving the ...

Oncology & Cancer

Cervical microbiome may promote high-grade precancerous lesions

Infections with a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) cause 99 percent of cervical cancer cases, and the disease's first sign is often the appearance of precancerous lesions on a woman's cervix. But bacteria may play an important ...

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