HPV testing: Benefit in primary screening — ScienceDaily
source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140611102207.htm
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Increasing sensitivity of HPV detection in cancer with new test — ScienceDaily
source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140530154107.htm
Skin tumor vaccine shows promise in wild mice, rising hope for transplant patients — ScienceDaily
source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140220193506.htm
HIV drug used to reverse effects of virus that causes cervical cancer — ScienceDaily
source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140217085248.htm
HPV study: Does vaccinating one sexual partner also benefit the other? — ScienceDaily
source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140130152847.htm
Oropharyngeal Cancer on the Rise in Young Adults — ScienceDaily
source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129114610.htm
How to improve HPV vaccination rates? It starts with physicians
Moffitt’s research team found only a "modest increase" in physicians who consistently recommended the vaccine to early adolescent girls and no significant increase in recommendations for slightly older girls in so-called "catch-up groups" between the ages of 13 and 26. The goal of universal HPV vaccination is to lower the risk of developing cervical cancer later in life by vaccinating the target age group prior to their first sexual experience. …
International team completes systematic, genomic study of cervical cancer
The study, which appears online in Nature, addresses a public health concern of global significance: cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women and is responsible for approximately 10 percent of cancer deaths in women — particularly in developing countries where screening methods are not readily accessible. Almost all cases of the disease are caused by exposure to HPV and it is expected that vaccination efforts targeting HPV will decrease cervical cancer cases over time. In the meantime, however, the disease remains a significant threat to women’s health. …
HPV home tests could identify cancer risk
Sweden has a system of regular gynaecological smear tests, which has halved the number of cases of cervical cancer. Most of the patients who die from the disease are therefore either above the screening age, or part of the 20% who fail to attend their screenings…
Female doctors twice as likely to screen low-risk women for cervical cancer
Female family physicians are twice as likely to order the HPV test (in addition to screening for cervical cancer through pap smears) for low-risk women aged 30-65 than their male counterparts, according to the findings published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. …