Oncology & Cancer
New treatment could be advance against cervical precancers
Women who undergo regular Pap smears are no doubt familiar with the possibility of "precancerous" cells being detected.
Apr 12, 2024
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News tagged with hpv virus
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Encouraging new data on perinatal transmission of HPV
While human papilloma virus (HPV) is common in pregnant women, transmission from mother to baby is infrequent and the virus does not persist in infected newborns beyond six months.
May 25, 2023
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Vaccination
Community health van increases access to a vaccine that helps to prevent six types of cancer
In a joint initiative that includes Hollings Cancer Center and the Department of Pediatrics, MUSC researchers launched a community mobile health van in 2021 to help to increase access to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination ...
May 3, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Home tests can save more women from cervical cancer
In 2021, 345 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in Norway, and 79 women died from the disease.
Mar 21, 2023
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Medical research
Conundrum solved over HPV link with head and neck cancer
A major international trial published in The Lancet Oncology has looked at studies from 13 head and neck cancer centers from nine countries around the world. Using the data of 7,895 patients, a research team has found that ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 vaccine based on new technology tested in clinical study
A new COVID-19 vaccine based on a different platform than current vaccines on the market has been tested in humans for the first time by researchers at Radboud university medical center. Administration of this vaccine in ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Q&A: What's the connection between HPV and cervical cancer?
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet more than 14,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with the disease this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Cervical cancer is often stigmatized due ...
Dec 28, 2022
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Pediatrics
Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine
Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to date with childhood immunizations.
Aug 15, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Mayo Clinic Minute: Improved treatments for head and neck cancer
April is Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month. About 70% of cancers in the oropharynx, which includes the tonsils, soft palate and base of the tongue, are linked to the HPV virus, according to the Centers for Disease ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Vaccination
Survey: More than 25% of Virginians unaware of lifesaving HPV vaccine
A study has identified the Virginians least likely to know that there is a potentially lifesaving vaccine available for human papillomavirus, which is responsible for up to 10% of all cancers.
Apr 13, 2022
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