Cervical cancer screening shouldn’t start until 25

By Kirsten McCaffery; Alexandra Barratt, and Jane Williams

Women in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will all soon be advised to start screening for cervical cancer at 25 years, and those aged between 50 and 64 years to screen every five years rather…

5 October 2011

5435564192_804b45a85a_b — Michelle Bachmann is not an authority on HPV vaccination but may negatively influence the vaccine’s uptake in the United States. Gage Skidmore

Michele Bachmann and vaccines: if only we could vaccinate against HPV rumours

By Spring Chenoa Cooper

Michele Bachmann’s unfounded statement about HPV vaccination and mental retardation couldn’t be further from the truth. But the damage her statements may cause is even more disturbing than what she says…

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12 December 2012

Q+A: Should cervical cancer tests start later?

By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation

UK health authorities have recommended women start having pap smears later in life, suggesting women wait until they are…

17 June 2011

Data suggest vaccinating girls against cervical cancer yields results

By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation

Australian researchers have shown for the first time that the number of girls presenting with pre-cancer cells on the cervix…

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1 August 2012

HPV and EBV linked with prostate cancer

University of New South Wales

Human papilloma virus (HPV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) are present in more than half of malignant prostate cancer cases…

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Cervical cancer screening shouldn’t start until 25

Michele Bachmann and vaccines: if only we could vaccinate against HPV rumours

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Q+A: Should cervical cancer tests start later?

Data suggest vaccinating girls against cervical cancer yields results

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HPV and EBV linked with prostate cancer

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Margaret Heffernan, OAM, PhD

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Kirsten McCaffery

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