Affordable vaccines key to scale up HPV vaccination and prevent thousands of avoidable cervical cancers
Every year, cervical cancer kills more than 250 000 women, and 85% of these deaths…
Browsing: HPV
Almost 1 in 2 US men could have a genital HPV infection, study finds
US men who haven’t been vaccinated for genital HPV (human papillomavirus) infection, are being encouraged…
TCGA study identifies genomic features of cervical cancer
Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have identified novel genomic and molecular…
Researchers discover new subtype of cervical cancer
A team of University of South Carolina scientists led by Carolyn Banister and Phillip Buckhaults…
Reducing radiation successfully treats HPV-positive oropharynx cancers and minimises side effects
Human papillomavirus-positive oropharynx cancers (cancers of the tonsils and back of the throat) are on…
Next-generation HPV vaccine will further reduce cervical cancer risk
New vaccine to protect against 90 per cent of all cervical cancers, instead of the…
Mouth cancer rates soar over 20 years in UK
A new Cancer Research UK analysis reveals that rates of mouth (oral) cancer have jumped by 68* per…
‘It’s your fault you got cancer’: the blame game that doesn’t help anyone
Alexandra Gibson, UNSW Australia; Alex Broom, UNSW Australia, and Zarnie Lwin, The University of Queensland…
IARC study identifies new genetic factors linked to HPV-related cancers
A new large-scale genetic study of head and neck cancers shows why some individuals infected…
We could prevent millions of cancer deaths each year with knowledge we already have
David Hunter, Harvard University. Vice President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel has released…