HPV Vaccine News

Latest Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News From Medical News Today.

Total news: 25
Last news: August 30, 2007 19:00:00

GlaxoSmithKline on Saturday began distributing its human papillomavirus vaccine Cervarix in Manila, Philippines, less than one month after the countrys Bureau of Food and Drugs approved the vaccine, the AP/CNNMoney.com reports (AP/CNNMoney.com. 8/25). [click link for full article] - [Read more]

In this Research letter, Dr. Gina Ogilvie and colleagues investigate the feasibility of self-collection of specimens for HPV testing among women who may not make full use of cytology screening programs (e.g., women who are homeless or who are involved in the sex trade) and are thus at increased risk of cervical cancer. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

A successful HPV vaccination program requires more than just a series of injections, says a public health expert in this weeks BMJ. Careful planning, adequate education, and long term monitoring will be needed, argues Angela Raffle, a consultant in public health at Bristol Primary Care Trust. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection seen most often in young women and adolescents. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Though the overall incidence of head and neck cancers has fallen in the United States, the rate of oropharyngeal (chiefly, tonsil and base of tongue) cancers is stagnant and appears to be rising is certain populations and these trends are likely due to oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The Centers for Disease Control report that nearly 25 million women are infected with some form of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Of those, more than three million are thought to have one of the four strains known to cause cases of cervical cancer and genital warts. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Physicals and immunizations are all part of the back-to-school ritual. After a summer of information overload about the new HPV vaccine, many parents are wondering if its necessary for their daughters. According to the doctors at the University of Southern California, you may want to consider adding the HPV vaccine to your daughterĂ‚Â¹s to-do list. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) takes its message of prevention through education to Washington, D.C. as it hosts the First Annual Cervical Cancer/Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Conference, September 13 to 15, 2007. Taking place at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, the NCCCs main goal for the conference is to empower women and provide them with the information and tools they need to start a grass-roots level campaign within their own communities. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Women and girls in Hong Kong have misconceptions and lack knowledge about cervical cancer, but most women said they would be willing to receive a human papillomavirus vaccination after they were informed about it, according to a survey released Tuesday by researchers at Hong Kong University, Hong Kongs [click link for full article] - [Read more]

CSL Limited, which distributes Mercks human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil in Australia, announced that 77% to 90% of girls in Australian secondary schools have received the vaccine, Melbourne Herald Sun reports (Collier, Melbourne Herald Sun, 8/17). [click link for full article] - [Read more]

GlaxoSmithKlines experimental human papillomavirus vaccine Cervarix does not accelerate the clearance of HPV among women infected with the virus and should not be used to treat infection, according to a [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The co-inventor of the worlds first cervical cancer vaccine and 2006 Australian of the Year, Professor Ian Frazer, has welcomed the availability of a second cervical cancer vaccine. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) today issued a new report on HPV vaccine (Gardasil(R)) safety analyzing adverse event reports to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The Canadian province of British Columbia will begin providing Mercks human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil at no cost to all sixth-grade girls in the province in September 2008 if the program is approved, Perry Kendall, B.C.s provincial health officer, said on Tuesday, Torontos Globe and Mail reports (Drake, Globe and Mail, 8/8). [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Many parents are still divided over a new vaccine that can provide protection against human papillomavirus, or HPV, a very common sexually transmitted disease that is linked to cervical cancer and genital warts. Some parents caution that the vaccine, called Gardasil, will encourage sexual activity. Others wonder how effective the new vaccine is, and if it can protect against all types of HPV. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

A low-cost, simple test that uses acetic acid to detect some early signs of cervical cancer could significantly reduce the number of cases of the disease in developing countries, according to a study published on Thursday in the journal Lancet, Reuters reports (Reuters, 8/2). [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Ontario, Canada, this fall is scheduled to launch a program that would provide Mercks human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil at no cost to all eighth-grade girls in the province, government officials announced on Thursday, the Toronto Star reports (Ferguson, Toronto Star, 8/3). [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Laura Koutsky, a University of Washington epidemiologist, and colleagues have identified traces of the human papillomavirus under the fingernails of young men, a finding that could "throw a monkey wrench" in the debate over a distribution of HPV vaccines, the [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Visual inspection screening can reduce cervical cancer, according to a report published by IARC and Indian scientists in The Lancet. Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women in low-resource countries, 85% of the global cervical cancer burden of approximately 493 000 cases and 273 000 deaths being currently found in developing countries. "Cervical cancer is a major problem for global public health," said Dr Peter Boyle, Director of IARC. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Ontario is to offer Gardasil, a vaccine to protect against cervical cancer, to all Grade 8 girls, even though the Canadian Medical Association Journal indicated that it is perhaps too early to offer the vaccine on a universal basis. The program will be free and voluntary and will be offered to approximately 84,000 girls and young women. The vaccine will be offered in schools. The program will cost Ontario CAN$117 million over three years. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

A new study by scientists from India and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) suggests that a cheap and simple "low tech" visual screening test for cervical cancer could save many thousands of lives worldwide every year.The study is published in the Lancet. [click link for full article] - [Read more]