Letters to the Editor: Trust survivors: You do not want an HPV-caused cancer. Get vaccinated
1 week, 2 days ago

Letters to the Editor: Trust survivors: You do not want an HPV-caused cancer. Get vaccinated

LA Times  

A dose of a vaccine against HPV is prepared for injection in China in 2023. Administered before a child risks exposure through sex, they not only protect against the diseases that Thornton’s wife and I had, but also against cervical, vaginal, penile and anal cancers. To the editor: I was glad to read Thornton’s piece sharing his wife’s experience and about the vaccine that prevents cancers caused by the HPV virus. Many do not know that the rate of throat cancers caused by HPV in the U.S. has surpassed the rate of cervical and other genital cancers. We are fortunate to have a safe vaccine that effectively prevents most pre-cancers and cancers caused by HPV, sparing people the ordeals and anguish that come with it.

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Beyond the vaccine: 8 additional ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer
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1 day, 8 hours ago

Beyond the vaccine: 8 additional ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer

India TV News  

Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the cervix which is the lower part of the uterus. Hence, it is recommended that people take the HPV vaccine as it helps to prevent HPV infection, cervical cancer and other cancers related to HPV such as head and throat cancer. Get Regular Pap Smears and HPV Tests Early detection …

Commentary: This cancer vaccine should spare future generations from ordeals like my wife’s
1 week, 5 days ago

Commentary: This cancer vaccine should spare future generations from ordeals like my wife’s

LA Times  

The cancer vaccine that targets HPV is being used around the world, but there has been some resistance in the United States. That changed when a head-and-neck surgeon put on a glove, poked the back of my wife’s throat and said one of her tonsils felt concerningly hard. We also learned something else: If a new vaccine had been available …

The US mustn’t mess with the HPV vaccination drive: It saves lives
4 weeks, 2 days ago

The US mustn’t mess with the HPV vaccination drive: It saves lives

Live Mint  

New research has again shown the enormous value of the HPV vaccine, which protects against the virus responsible for more than 90% of cervical cancer cases. This message needs reinforcing in the US, where vaccination rates continue to lag behind pre-pandemic levels—which were already behind health officials’ targets for population-level coverage. While cervical cancer deaths among young women had been …

HPV vaccination is crucial to prevent cervical cancer in women, says KGH Superintendent
1 month ago

HPV vaccination is crucial to prevent cervical cancer in women, says KGH Superintendent

The Hindu  

Human Papilloma Virus vaccine can prevent cervical cancer in women, and there is every need for girls to take the vaccine, P. Sivananda, Superintendent, King George Hospital, said. Dr. Sivananda participate at the inauguration of a HPV Vaccination camp, organised by Chaitanya Sravanthi, an NGO, in association with the district unit of AP Working Journalists Federation at the Fishermen Community …

HPV vaccine provides real benefits for men and boys; reduces their risk of head and neck cancers: Study
7 months, 2 weeks ago

HPV vaccine provides real benefits for men and boys; reduces their risk of head and neck cancers: Study

Hindustan Times  

Vaccination of boys and men against the human papillomavirus reduces their risk of head and neck cancers and other malignancies, a new analysis shows, adding to the vaccine's proven benefit in protecting women from cervical cancer. The study of more than 3.4 million people is one of the first long-term analyses of the vaccine's real-world effect on preventing HPV-related cancers …

HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, new research suggests
7 months, 2 weeks ago

HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, new research suggests

The Independent  

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HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, new research suggests
7 months, 2 weeks ago

HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, new research suggests

Associated Press  

New research suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing cancer in men, as well as in women, but fewer boys than girls are getting the shots in the United States. Evidence that the shots are preventing HPV-related cancers in men has been slower to emerge, but the new research suggests vaccinated men have fewer cancers of the mouth and throat compared …

Health Talk | Why vaccinating girls between 9 to 14 years against cervical cancer is vital
11 months ago

Health Talk | Why vaccinating girls between 9 to 14 years against cervical cancer is vital

Hindustan Times  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced during her Budget speech on Thursday that the Centre planned to encourage cervical cancer vaccination for girls in the age group of 9 to 14 years. Experts said that vaccinating young girls is key to eliminating cervical cancer — one of the leading cancers in Indian women, and vaccine-preventable. “The results of the effectiveness …

World Cancer Day 2024: Not just women, HPV vaccine is crucial for young men too; 5 reasons
11 months, 1 week ago

World Cancer Day 2024: Not just women, HPV vaccine is crucial for young men too; 5 reasons

Hindustan Times  

HPV vaccine is touted as the most effective way to safeguard young women from cervical cancer. However, the benefits of HPV vaccine also extend to men as it can safeguard them from different kinds of cancer like neck and also head, penile, anal, and oropharyngeal malignancies. The HPV vaccine stands as a powerful defence against this common infection, Cervical cancer …

10 Facts You Need To Know About Human Papillomavirus Infection (HPV)
1 year, 11 months ago

10 Facts You Need To Know About Human Papillomavirus Infection (HPV)

News 18  

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer of women in India, despite being largely preventable. India accounts for the highest number of cervical cancer cases as every year approximately 1.25 lakh women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and over 75 thousand die from the disease in India. HPV 16 or 18 causes 83 percent of invasive cervical cancers and …

Cervical cancer vaccine to be launched in few months
2 years, 4 months ago

Cervical cancer vaccine to be launched in few months

Firstpost  

Initially, the vaccine will be made available through the government channel and from next year onwards some private partners would be involved too New Delhi: India’s first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer will be launched in a few months and made available to the people in an affordable price range of Rs …

Who Can Take India's Upcoming Cervical Cancer Vaccine, at What Gap And at What Expected Price: Find Out Here
2 years, 5 months ago

Who Can Take India's Upcoming Cervical Cancer Vaccine, at What Gap And at What Expected Price: Find Out Here

News 18  

For the first time, India is going to have its own vaccine to prevent cervical cancer which ranks as the second most frequent cancer among women in the country. The data also shows that the age-standardised cervical cancer incidence per 100 000 women stood at 18 years in 2020 whereas crude cervical cancer incidence per 100,000 women stood at 18.7. …

Who Can Take India's Upcoming Cervical Cancer Vaccine, at What Gap And at What Expected Price: Find Out Here
2 years, 5 months ago

Who Can Take India's Upcoming Cervical Cancer Vaccine, at What Gap And at What Expected Price: Find Out Here

News 18  

For the first time, India is going to have its own vaccine to prevent cervical cancer which ranks as the second most frequent cancer among women in the country. The data also shows that the age-standardised cervical cancer incidence per 100 000 women stood at 18 years in 2020 whereas crude cervical cancer incidence per 100,000 women stood at 18.7. …

DCGI Grants Marketing Authorisation to SII's QHPV Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer
2 years, 5 months ago

DCGI Grants Marketing Authorisation to SII's QHPV Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer

News 18  

The Drugs Controller General of India on Tuesday granted market authorisation to Serum Institute of India to manufacture indigenously-developed India’s first Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine against cervical cancer, official sources said. Prakash Kumar Singh, director at Serum Institute, had applied to the DCGI seeking market authorisation of qHPV after the phase 2/3 clinical trial was completed with support of the …

Govt Panel Recommends Market Authorisation for SII's QHPV Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer
2 years, 6 months ago

Govt Panel Recommends Market Authorisation for SII's QHPV Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer

News 18  

An expert panel of India's central drug authority on Wednesday recommended granting market authorisation to the Serum Institute of India to manufacture indigenously-developed India's first Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine against cervical cancer, official sources said. Prakash Kumar Singh, director at SII had applied to the Drugs Controller General of India on June 8 for market authorisation of qHPV after completing …

11 biggest misconceptions about HPV
2 years, 11 months ago

11 biggest misconceptions about HPV

The Independent  

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Plan aims to eliminate cervical cancer
3 years, 4 months ago

Plan aims to eliminate cervical cancer

China Daily  

China's top health authority is drafting plans to eliminate cervical cancer, with a focus on expanding screening nationwide and increasing the number of girls and women getting vaccinated against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus, officials and experts said on Aug 27. Xu Xiaochao, an official from the National Health Commission's maternal and child health department, said that since a major cervical …

US cervical cancers fall but other sex-related cancers rise
3 years, 7 months ago

US cervical cancers fall but other sex-related cancers rise

Associated Press  

Screening and the HPV vaccine have led to drops in cervical cancers over the last two decades in the U.S., a new study finds, but the gains are offset by a rise in other tumors caused by the virus. For older women, anal cancer and a rare type of rectal cancer caused by HPV may be more common than cervical …

HPV vaccine recommendation: CDC panel advises expanding ages
5 years, 6 months ago

HPV vaccine recommendation: CDC panel advises expanding ages

CNN  

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, known as ACIP, voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend HPV vaccines for both boys and girls and men and women through age 26. The vaccine can protect against cancers since it works by preventing HPV infection – and while most people think of HPV’s relation …

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