Vaccination can prevent cervical cancer deaths: Experts
August 7th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India, where over 70,000 women die of cervical cancer every year, should opt for preventive vaccination against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) that causes the disease ... Read more...
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Shot for preventing genital warts works in men
February 6th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) A vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), which can be transmitted by sexual contract, prevents 90 percent of genital warts in men.
A four-year clinical trial and double-blind ... Read more...
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HPV vaccine also works for boys: Study
February 5th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): A new multi-center study led by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and UCSF has revealed that the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) can prevent 90 percent of genital ... Read more...
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BBC documentary to tackle oral sex cancer risk
October 17th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 17 (ANI): A BBC documentary presented by Jaime Winstone will examine the link between oral sex and rising numbers of mouth and throat cancer cases among young people - described ... Read more...
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Early sex ‘doubles cervical cancer risk’
December 22nd, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 22 (ANI): Young women who have sex at an early age are more likely to develop cervical cancer, a study of 20,000 women has found.The finding came after experts at ... Read more...
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Breast cancer drugs may also help beat cervical cancer
November 10th, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have shown that two drugs used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis eliminated cervical cancer in mice.Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School ... Read more...
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‘Vaccine programmes should target HPV, cervical cancer’
June 1st, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Medical experts have stressed on developing solutions for expansion of vaccine programmes to fight the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes several diseases, including cervical cancer.
As many as ... Read more...
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Male circumcision ‘cuts risk of common STDs, but not syphilis’
March 26th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 26 (ANI): Circumcision not only protects heterosexual men from HIV, but it also helps prevent two other sexually transmitted infections - herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the cause of ... Read more...
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Cancer vaccine linked to rise in adverse side effects among women
July 6th, 2008 - 9:56 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 6 (ANI): A new cervical cancer jab has been linked to an increase in the number of women and girls suffering bad reactions to vaccinations.The first annual report of ... Read more...
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Persistent HPV infection may be clinical marker for cervical cancer
May 22nd, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report that persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) could be a useful clinical marker for increased risk ... Read more...
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Drug companies pledge to provide cheap cervical cancer vaccine to poor nations
November 14th, 2007 - 1:54 am ICT by admin
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