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Human papillomavirus (HPV)

immune system is usually able to get rid of an HPV infection and many infections come and go without causing any problems. Although HPV...

Cervical cancer prevention and screening

own immune system. If the body later encounters HPV infection, its antibodies are able to suppress it. HPV vaccines are aimed to prevent...

Publications

Skrenkova J, Rob L, Tachezy R. The prevalence of HPV infections in HPV-vaccinated women from the general population. APMIS 2017;...

HPV vaccine protects against cervical cancer for at least six years

in the cervix, the women were being exposed to HPV infections. The fact that none of the women who received the vaccine developed...

Early sexual encounters linked to increased risk of cervical cancer among deprived women

is more common in poorer women. "Levels of HPV infection were approximately the same across the board and, in some countries, even...

HPV testing and vaccination could cut cervical screening to twice in a lifetime

over 10 years for a cancer to develop after HPV infection. Research shows that cancer caused by HPV types not prevented by the current...

HIV drug lopinavir 'may prevent cervical cancer' by targeting the virus that causes the disease

to being like the cells found in a pre-cancerous HPV infection of the cervix. In addition we were also able to show that lopinavir kills...

Contraceptive intrauterine devices could reduce risk of cervical cancer

use does not modify the likelihood of prevalent HPV infection (the cause of cervical cancer), but might affect the likelihood of HPV...

Fewer than three doses of cervical cancer vaccine effective

of the vaccine in protecting women against the HPV infections that lead to cervical cancer. To determine whether a lower number of doses...

Researchers identify cervical cells most susceptible to HPV infection

identify cervical cells most susceptible to HPV infection... cells in young women before they are subject to HPV infection or pre-cancerous changes could potentially reduce the risk of cervical cancer,... cells, HPV infection, cervical cancer, human...

HPV vaccine reduces infection, even in unvaccinated

be the first to show a substantial decrease in HPV infection in a community setting as well as herd protection – a decrease in infection r...

Single HPV test 'predicts cancer risk for up to 18 years'

takes on average five to 10 years for an HPV infection to persist and progress to cervical precancer, and 20 to 25 years to go from...

HPV associated cancer incidence rates point to needed efforts to increase HPV vaccination coverage

well, including for some cancers associated with HPV infection. Nationally, 32.0% of females aged 13-17 years had received three doses of...

HPV testing could cut cervical cancers by a third

However, in a small number of women the HPV infection persists. In these cases, if they are not caught and treated, these...

New study shows HPV vaccine helping lower HPV infection rates in teen girls

study shows HPV vaccine helping lower HPV infection rates in teen...

Nine-valent HPV vaccine may prevent nearly 90 percent of cervical cancers

26 who had precancers, 54 percent had a single HPV infection and 32 percent were infected with more than one HPV type. Of those ages 24 to...

Screening for HPV infection alone more accurate than Pap Test in the detection of cervical cancer, especially in younger women

for HPV infection alone more accurate than Pap Test in the detection of cervical cancer,... in the journal Gynecologic Oncology [1, 2]. HPV infection causes almost all cervical cancer, and it is estimated that more than half of...

The Lancet Oncology: 2 large trials provide further evidence that 1 dose of HPV vaccine could prevent the majority of cervical cancers

women with no follow up or who had cervical HPV infection at enrolment, the investigators calculated vaccine efficacy against HPV...

Study finds decreased rates of high-grade cervical lesions in young women after approval of HPV vaccines and changes in cancer screening

can lead to cancer, are caused by persistent HPV infection that can be prevented if a person receives an HPV vaccine. Monitoring trends...

First global guidance for HPV vaccination for cervical cancer prevention

impact on the global health community." HPV infection causes virtually all cervical cancers in the world. Although it may also lead...

Vaccine to prevent most cervical cancers shows long-term effectiveness

in its ability to prevent certain cancers. HPV infections cause global disease, including an estimated 266,000 deaths from cervical...

HPV vaccination: benefits and risks

papilloma virus (HPV). In the majority of women, HPV infection will be cleared by the immune system. When the immune system does not clear...

Experimental therapy completely clears HPV in one-third of cervical cancer precursors

eliminated both the lesion and the underlying HPV infection in a third of women enrolled in a clinical trial, according to a study... trying to cure women who already have an HPV infection," said Diane Harper, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., professor of family medicine and... HPV infection, therapeutic vaccine, cervical cancer, cervical intraepithelial...

Urine test could prevent cervical cancer

are all effective at picking up high risk HPV infection. Cervical cancer is most common in women aged 30 to 35 years. But the...

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