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Some cancers are actually caused by viruses that linger for long periods in the body, or cause physical damage that later turns cancerous.
Oral sex is common among young people. Protection from STIs is not.
Addressing these gaps in the vaccination programme will ensure more people are being protected against the type of cancer.
Researchers have found a way to encourage cervical cancer screenings and vaccinations in Korean American women. Might their findings also work in other underrepresented populations?
When British parents are informed of the risks of HPV, they want their sons to be vaccinated against the virus.
Medical research suggests cervical cancer screening for women under the age of 25 has little impact. Women should therefore be screened at a later age, and less often.
Prevention against cervical cancer is the main aim of the Gardasil vaccine. But HPV is also linked to a large proportion of anal, vaginal and head and neck cancers.
A new version of the HPV vaccine Gardasil protects against nine types of the virus, and is already being used overseas.
The kinds of vaccines adults need depend on several factors, including whether you were born here, how old you are and whether you intend to travel overseas.
Rwanda’s vaccination programme for girls against HPV, the most common sexually transmitted disease was a huge success, thanks to implementation science.
There is a lot of misinformation about the government’s new cervical cancer screening program that involves less frequent tests. Here are the facts.
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has attracted attention in the past week for two contradictory reasons: the Japanese government has withdrawn its recommendation for the shot, while public health…
UK health authorities have recommended women start having pap smears later in life, suggesting women wait until they are at least 25 before having their first cervical cancer screening. The aim is to reduce…
A large US study has added further support to the safety of the Australian-developed human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV4). The study, published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, included…
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Lecturer in the School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Sydney
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Chair, Medical Advisory Committee, Australian Cancer Research Foundation; Director, Diamantina Institute for Cancer Immunology and Metabolic Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Academic, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Fellow at Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
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Professor of Psychology, Keele University
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Professor of Children's Health, UCL
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity
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Professor of Family Medicine, University of Calgary
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Professor, Melbourne University, The Royal Women's Hospital
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Assistant professor (College of Nursing @ University of Cincinnati), University of Cincinnati
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Professor of Pathology, Vice-chair for Research, University of Miami
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Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, West Virginia University
