Oncology & Cancer
Screening, HPV vaccine can prevent cervical cancer: FDA
(HealthDay)—Women can reduce their risk of cervical cancer through vaccination and screening, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
Feb 8, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
American Cancer Society endorses two-dose regimen for HPV vaccination
The American Cancer Society has endorsed updated recommendations on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) supporting a two-dose schedule for boys and girls who ...
Feb 7, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Increase in HPV prevalence seen after renal transplant in women
(HealthDay)—An increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence after renal transplantation (RT) may result from reactivation of latent HPV infections in women, according to a study published online Dec. 23 in the American ...
Dec 29, 2016
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Pediatrics
Announcement training ups HPV vaccination for adolescents
(HealthDay)—Training providers to use announcements can increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage in young adolescents, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in Pediatrics.
Dec 6, 2016
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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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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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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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