OVER a quarter of schoolkids are missing out on a vital vaccine that protects against six cancers, health bosses have warned.

AN STI that’s more common in men than women is driving a rise in cancers, scientists have warned. The human papillomavirus – ...

“As HPV lives on the skin, condoms won’t fully protect against it,” Ms Shoosmith explains. “Other sexual contact like touching or oral sex can pass HPV on too.” As HPV lives on the ...

It is possible to have more than one strain of HPV at any time. It is possible for a mother to pass HPV on to her baby during delivery, but this is rare. Using a condom for anal, vaginal and oral sex ...

The vaccine is being studied in males, too. Men can get HPV infections and can pass the virus to their sex partners. HPV causes genital warts and is associated with rare cases of cancer of the penis.

U.S. health officials have expanded the recommended age range for people receiving the HPV vaccine to protect against several types of cancer to people in their mid-40s. MSK physicians offers advice ...

Share on Pinterest HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that affects both females and males and is linked to higher risks of various forms of cancer. SrdjanPav/Getty Images A recent CDC report ...

“There are many different strains of HPV, and they pass easily from person to person through close skin-to-skin contact. This makes it incredibly easy to pick up and as a result nearly everyone ...

A new government report adds to evidence that the HPV vaccine, once called dangerous by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women.

A new study published Thursday by researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights the powerful impact of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, first approved in ...

Girls indirectly protect boys against HPV related cancers and genital warts because girls will not pass HPV on to them. But the programme was extended to further eliminate risk of the virus ...