HPV

Thousands of childminders giving mothers free childcare while for cervical cancer screeningChildminders offering free childcare to mothers to attend cervical cancer testsNHS data reveals 1/3 of eligible women in England not up…

A single dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine is highly effective at preventing infections over three years, most likely lowering rates of cervical cancer and other diseases linked to the virus, according to a new study in Kenya.A…

Since the majority of people are able to completely recover from HPV infections, very few of those individuals go on to develop oropharyngeal cancer.80 percent of adults in the UK who underwent tonsillectomy for non-cancer reasons had…

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The US and UK are suffering a throat cancer 'epidemic' — and experts point to oral sex as the culprit. Dr Hisham Mehanna, from the UK's University of Birmingham, said 70 percent of cases of throat cancer are caused by human papillomavirus…

Seven in ten Americans are unaware that one of the world's most common STDs can trigger certain types of cancer.A survey by researchers at Henry Ford Health in Detroit, Michigan, found that up to 72.6 percent of people were not aware that…

Pharmaceutical industry leaders slammed a Texas judge's decision on Friday to suspend access to the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone. Over 300 biotech and pharma industry executives, including Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla signed a blistering…

Using a 'DIY' test for cervical cancer could spare women embarrassment — and potentially save lives.Rather than going to a clinic or their GP's surgery for a smear test, women would test themselves in the privacy of their own home.They…

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It's a disease that kills thousands across Britain and the US each year.Yet awareness of cervical cancer's symptoms remains low, charities say.But the disease itself, caused by HPV in 99 per cent of cases, has seen a sharp decline since the…