Health
Researcher explores male perceptions about HPV
Maggie Pitts took great interest in the human papillomavirus vaccine after Virginia became the first state in the country to mandate its use among girls in the sixth grade.
Nov 29, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Poor sensitivity for HPV 16/18 in minor abnormal cytology
(HealthDay)—Testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) 16/18 has poor sensitivity for triaging women with minor abnormal cytology, according to a meta-analysis published online Nov. 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Nov 17, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Recommendations for secondary prevention of cervical cancer
(HealthDay)—In a Clinical Practice Guideline published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of Global Oncology, recommendations are presented for the secondary prevention of cervical cancer.
Oct 25, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Study questions rise of head and neck cancers in the UK
In the first study of its kind researchers from the University of Liverpool's Institute of Translational Medicine have examined the possible reasons for the rapid increase in incidence of particular head and neck cancers ...
Oct 10, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Boys should also get the HPV vaccine to protect themselves from oral and genital cancers
The human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer in women, is also responsible for many cancers in men. It causes most cancers of the tonsils (known as oropharyngeal cancers), which are more common in men than ...
Oct 7, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers probe HPV's manipulation of immune system
Researchers from New Zealand's University of Otago have gained fresh insights into how one of the main viruses that cause cervical cancer evades its hosts' immune systems.
Oct 6, 2016
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Pediatrics
A doctor's words key to whether child gets HPV vaccine
(HealthDay)—The language doctors use when recommending the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can influence whether parents will have their children immunized, a new study finds.
Sep 30, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Majority of parents support HPV vaccination requirements for school, but with opt-outs
Requiring students to get vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, to enter school could prevent many cancers linked to the virus, but University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers found that many parents ...
Aug 19, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
HPV vaccine found safe in girls and women with autoimmune diseases
In a recent study of girls and women diagnosed with at least one autoimmune disease, vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) did not increase the risk of developing another autoimmune disease. In fact, being vaccinated ...
Aug 1, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
CDC: Majority of HPV-linked cancers are preventable
(HealthDay)—The majority of cancers linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) are preventable, according to a report published in the July 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality ...
Jul 11, 2016
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