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Cervical cancer
factor for cervical cancer is infection by the human papillomavirus (HPV). This virus is passed from one person to another mostly during sexual...
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Human papillomavirus... Human papillomavirus... Human papillomavirus... is HPV? HPV (the human papillomavirus) is a common group of viruses. Over 100 different types of HPV have been...
Cervical cancer prevention and screening
99% of cases, cervical cancer is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is very easily transmitted during sexual intercourse. 3. HPV...
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R, Smahelova J, Kaspirkova, J., Salakova, M. Human papillomavirus type-specific prevalence in the cervical cancer screening population of Czech...
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Swinging 60s saw a rise in HPV related cancers
to examine trends for the cancers linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV) – cancers of the anus, vulva, vagina, cervix and penis. Rates for people ... cancer, human papillomavirus,...
Over-50s still face cervical cancer risk
cancer occur in women who are infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is a common sexually transmitted infection. Dr Anne Szarewski,...
HPV vaccine protects against cervical cancer for at least six years
vaccine provides protection against two types of human papillomavirus (HPV) for more than six years, US scientists have reported... al. Sustained efficacy and immunogenicity of the human papillomavirus (HPV)-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine: analysis of a randomised... cancer, human papillomavirus, HPV...
Early sexual encounters linked to increased risk of cervical cancer among deprived women
shown that their levels of infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) - which is responsible for the majority of cases of cervical cancer -... cancer, socio-economic status, human papillomavirus...
Study shows clinically-approved drugs could be used in fight against cervical cancer
all women with cervical cancer test positive for human papillomavirus (HPV) 16, yet not all women infected with HPV get cervical cancer. Dr...
Debate over role of HPV test in cervical screening
for the human papillomavirus (HPV) - the major cause of cervical cancer - may not help to identify women... S, Sharp L, et al. The role of human papillomavirus testing in the management of women with low-grade abnormalities: multicentre... human papillomavirus, HPV, cervical cancer, cervical...
HPV test picks up more abnormal cell changes than regular smear test
studies suggest that testing for the human papillomavirus (HPV) - the major cause of cervical cancer - could be used in national... human papillomavirus, HPV, cervical cancer, cervical...
Cervical cancer vaccine 'may prevent more cases than initially thought'
cancer are caused by types 16 or 18 of the human papillomavirus (HPV) - against which the current cervical cancer vaccine provides...
Home-testing kits could help to detect HPV in women who do not attend cervical screening
cases of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection - the major cause of cervical cancer - could be detected if...
Study confirms HPV genotypes responsible for majority of cervical cancers worldwide
human papillomavirus (HPV) types (16, 18, 45, 33, 31, 52, 58, and 35) are responsible for over 90%... S, Quint WGV, et al. Human papillomavirus genotype attribution in invasive cervical cancer: a retrospective...
HPV testing and vaccination could cut cervical screening to twice in a lifetime
who have had the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could need only two HPV screening tests for the rest of their...
HIV drug lopinavir 'may prevent cervical cancer' by targeting the virus that causes the disease
cancer by killing off cells infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a new laboratory study... of the antiviral protein ribonuclease L in human papillomavirus-positive cervical carcinoma cells. Antiviral Therapy 2011. doi:... human papillomavirus, cervical...
HPV and Pap co-testing study for cervical cancer screening reports
risk for women undergoing concurrent testing for human papillomavirus and cervical cytology: a population-based study in routine clinical practice.... human papillomavirus, Pap test, cervical...
Drop in pre-cancerous cervical changes in Australia after HPV vaccination introduced
in Victoria, Australia since the introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes, a new study has found...
HPV testing for two high-risk strains could identify women at greatest risk of cervical cancer
Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing for the two most dangerous strains (HPV16 and HPV18) detects... Stoler MH, et al. Performance of carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and HPV16 or HPV18 genotyping for cervical cancer screening of... human papillomavirus, HPV testing, cervical...
Contraceptive intrauterine devices could reduce risk of cervical cancer
cancer in eight countries and 16 surveys on human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence in women from four continents. The researchers found that... device, human papillomavirus, cervical...
Fewer than three doses of cervical cancer vaccine effective
than three doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Cervarix may be just as effective as the standard three-dose...
Studies reveal potential HPV vaccine to substantially reduce incidence of cervical cancer and suggest screening programmes could be modified
bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Cervarix, GlaxoSmithKline) offers excellent protection against...
HPV home tests for cervical cancer prove effective in study
for the human papillomavirus (HPV) – the virus that causes cervical cancer – at home is at least as sen... et al. Self-collection of vaginal specimens for human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer prevention (MARCH): a community-based randomised...
One in six worldwide cancers down to 'largely preventable or treatable' infection
depositphotos.com Four particular infections - human papillomaviruses (HPV), Helicobater pylori and hepatitis B and C - were behind 1.9 million...
Researchers identify cervical cells most susceptible to HPV infection
a woman's cervix are vulnerable to infection by human papillomavirus (HPV) and lead to cancer, new research suggests... cells, HPV infection, cervical cancer, human papillomavirus...
HPV vaccine reduces infection, even in unvaccinated
vaccine not only has resulted in a decrease in human papillomavirus infection in immunized teens but also in teens who were not... JA, Brown DR, et al. Vaccine-type human papillomavirus and evidence of herd protection after vaccine introduction. Pediatrics 2012.... vaccine, immunization, human papillomavirus, herd...
Single HPV test 'predicts cancer risk for up to 18 years'
women's smear test samples for the human papillomavirus (HPV) can predict who will develop early signs of cervical cancer up to 18... Castle PE, Glass AG, et al. Clinical human papillomavirus detection forecasts cervical cancer risk in women over 18 years of follow-up.... human papillomavirus, cervical smear test, HPV...
HPV associated cancer incidence rates point to needed efforts to increase HPV vaccination coverage
in incidence rates for cancers associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and more efforts are needed to increase HPV vaccination... 1975-2009, featuring the burden and trends in human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers and HPV vaccination coverage levels. Journal of the...
HPV vaccine trends point to failures in patient education, vaccine programs
rates for the human papillomavirus vaccine series across both genders continue to remain alarmingly low nearly... Laz, T. H., Rahman, M., Berenson, A. B. (2013). Human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among 18- to 26-year-old women in the United States Cancer DOI:...
Cervical cancer: DNA-based test more accurate than repeat smear (“Pap”)
The main cause of cervical cancer is the human papillomavirus, although only a small number of women who carry the virus go on to develop...
HPV testing could cut cervical cancers by a third
women for the human papillomavirus (HPV) first, instead of using the traditional cervical screening test to... A, Landy R, Sasieni P. How much could primary human papillomavirus testing reduce cervical cancer incidence and morbidity? Journal of Medical... human papillomavirus, HPV, cervical cancer, cervical...
New study shows HPV vaccine helping lower HPV infection rates in teen girls
new study looking at the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in girls and women before and after the introduction of the... Markowitz LE, Hariri S, et al. Reduction in human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence among young women following HPV vaccine introduction in the...
Launch of new European Code Against Cancer
reduce cancer risk, such as vaccination against human papillomavirus, breastfeeding, and limiting the use of hormone replacement therapy. It also...
Nine-valent HPV vaccine may prevent nearly 90 percent of cervical cancers
nine human papillomavirus (HPV) subtypes were found to cause the majority of cervical precancers, a... EA, Ault KA, et al. Attribution of 12 high-risk human papillomavirus genotypes to infection and cervical disease. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers... human papillomavirus, HPV vaccine, cervical...
New WHO guide to prevent and control cervical cancer
of HPV vaccine to prevent infection with the Human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus responsible for most cases of cervical cancer. The reduced,...
Screening for HPV infection alone more accurate than Pap Test in the detection of cervical cancer, especially in younger women
for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection alone gives more accurate results than Pap (smear) testing for... Lawson HW, Einstein MH. Use of primary high-risk human papillomavirus testing for cervical cancer screening: Interim clinical guidance. Gynecologic... cancer, cervical smear test, human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV test, Papanicolau smear test, Pap...
The Lancet Oncology: 2 large trials provide further evidence that 1 dose of HPV vaccine could prevent the majority of cervical cancers
single dose of the bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Cervarix®, GlaxoSmithKline group of companies) may offer a... responses following one dose of the bivalent human papillomavirus L1 virus-like particle vaccine in the Costa Rica Vaccine Trial. Cancer... human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV vaccine, cervical...
Study finds decreased rates of high-grade cervical lesions in young women after approval of HPV vaccines and changes in cancer screening
vaccines were made available to protect against human papillomavirus (HPV), but the trend may be due in part to changes in cervical cancer... in high-grade cervical lesions in the early human papillomavirus vaccine era in the United States. Cancer 2015. doi:...
First global guidance for HPV vaccination for cervical cancer prevention
today issued a clinical practice guideline on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for the prevention of cervical cancer [1]. This is the first... of the resource settings, two doses of human papillomavirus vaccine are recommended for girls ages 9 to 14 years, with an interval of at...
Vaccine to prevent most cervical cancers shows long-term effectiveness
vaccinated against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV. The vaccine is unique in its ability to prevent certain cancers. HPV...
HPV vaccination: benefits and risks
PPL. Prophylactic vaccination against human papillomaviruses to prevent cervical cancer and its precursors. Cochrane Database of...
Reasons to get vaccinated against HPV
proved that vaccinating girls and boys against human papillomavirus (HPV) prevents the development of several serious cancers and protects human... vaccination provides a protection against the human papillomavirus, thus representing a highly effective prevention tool, which addresses the... human papillomavirus (HPV), vaccination coverage, HPV vaccine, HPV-related...
New cervical cancer test has 100 per cent detection rate
outperforming both the current Pap smear and human papillomavirus (HPV) test at a reduced cost, according to a study led by Queen Mary... testing for the presence of DNA from the human papillomavirus (HPV) - the primary but indirect cause of cervical cancer. There are estimated... human papillomavirus, epigenetic changes, cervical cancer, screening method, detection...
Rapid scale-up of HPV vaccine and screening could prevent up to 13 million cases of cervical cancer by 2050
indicate that combining high uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and high HPV-based cervical screening rates in all countries... cancer, HPV vaccination, cervical screening, human papillomavirus, global strategy, World Health...
Urine test could prevent cervical cancer
as the cervical smear at picking up high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that causes cervical... for so called ‘high-risk’ types of human papillomavirus (HPV) and the health of the cells of the cervix in women who test high-risk... test, cervical cancer, high-risk human papillomavirus, high-risk HPV, cervical cancer...