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11 myths about HPV vaccination you need to know

The HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination protects against infections that cause cervical, anal, throat, and other cancers, as well as genital warts. It is most effective when administered before exposure to the virus, typically in preteens aged 11–12, though it can be given up to age 45. The vaccine stimulates the…

The Times of India · Jan 13, 2025

Understanding the link between HPV and cervical cancer

About 99.7% of cervical cancer cases are caused by persistent genital high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Worldwide, cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women with an estimated 528,000 new cases reported in 2012. Most HPV infections clear spontaneously like any other viral infection but persistent infection…

The Times of India · Jan 4, 2025

What is cervical cancer and how can it be prevented? Answers to key questions

In 2020 the World Health Organization rolled out a global strategy to eradicate cervical cancer by 2030. This is the fourth-most common cancer among women, claiming an estimated 350,000 lives globally in 2022. More than 80,000 of these deaths were recorded in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, one woman dies every two…

The Conversation · Jun 18, 2024

HPV Tests For Women Over 65 Could Help Prevent Cervical Cancer: Study

Screenings are vital to detect the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can present abnormal and potentially cancerous cells. 

Zenger · Jul 28, 2023

Oral sex is now the leading risk factor for throat cancer

Over the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in throat cancer in the west, to the extent that some have called it an epidemic. This has been due to a large rise in a specific type of throat cancer called oropharyngeal cancer (the area of the tonsils…

The Conversation · Apr 25, 2023

California bill would mandate HPV vaccine for incoming college students

When she was a college freshman, Joslyn Chaiprasert-Paguio was told by a doctor she had a common sexually transmitted infection called the human papillomavirus but not to worry. Four years later, a few days before her wedding, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer, which caused complications when she became pregnant.…

Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023

Cervical cancer can be beaten - the key is vaccinating young girls

In 2020 the World Health Organization introduced a plan to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health threat by 2030. The first step towards this goal is to have 90% of girls fully vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) by the age of 15 years. Gynaecological oncologist Lynette Denny spells out…

The Conversation · Apr 10, 2023

Serum Institute Of India Launches First Made-In-India HPV Vaccine For Cervical Cancer

Chief Executive Officer of Serum Institute of India (SII), Adar Poonawalla, on Tuesday announced the launch of the first made-in-India Human Papillomavirus (HPV) "CERVAVAC" vaccine, for the prevention of cervical cancer. Read full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jan 24, 2023

Indonesia to produce Merck's HPV vaccines to combat cervical cancer

Indonesia will produce drugmaker Merck Co's vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV), the chief of its state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma said on Tuesday, in a bid to combat HPV-linked cervical cancer in the country.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Study: Mushroom extract supports clearing human papillomavirus (HPV) infections

A recent study by researchers of UTHealth Houston discovered that using mushroom extract daily helps the immune system in clearing human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.

Dynamite News · Jun 22, 2022