ESMO 2018: Patients with HPV-positive oropharynx cancer should receive chemoradiation
Patients with human papilloma virus (HPV)-positive throat cancer should receive chemoradiotherapy rather than cetuximab with…
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Delay in replacing the Pap smear with HPV screening is costing lives
Alejandra Castanon, Queen Mary University of London It was established a decade ago that testing…
High-risk HPV linked to improved survival in cervical cancer
The presence of the human high-risk papillomavirus (hrHPV) in the diagnosis of invasive cervical cancer…
DNA vaccine leads to immune responses in HPV-related head and neck cancer
A therapeutic vaccine can boost antibodies and T cells, helping them infiltrate tumours and fight…
Treating skin cancer with HPV vaccines
Squamous cell carcinoma is the second-most-common form of skin cancer. Evidence suggests the human papilloma…
Cervical cancer may be driven by imbalance in vaginal bacteria, research finds
Virtually all cervical cancers are caused by HPV, or human papillomavirus, dubbed the “common cold”…
UK parents want the HPV vaccine for their sons – new research
Sue Sherman, Keele University Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection that causes diseases…
Elimination of cervical cancer in Australia in sight
Cervical cancer could be effectively eliminated within the next 40 years, with Australia set to…
Lower-dose radiation effective, safe for HPV head & neck cancer after induction chemo
Results of the phase II OPTIMA clinical trial indicate that patients with head and neck…
Saliva test aims to detect HPV throat cancers
A QUT researcher is developing a simple saliva test to detect Human papilloma virus (HPV)…