OSU survey reveals knowledge gaps in HPV awareness, cancer risks
An Ohio State University study finds that many people lack crucial information about human papillomavirus transmission and ...
The HPV vaccine could eliminate 6 types of cancer. Why don’t more people get it?
The HPV vaccine, called Gardasil-9 — which has no live virus and is completely non-infectious — protects against the six types of HPV most likely to cause cancer, Eckert says. (These are strains 6, 11 ...
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Cancer caused by HPV is increasing in some women in the U.S.
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, although recent research suggests that the United States is ...
Claims shiitake mushrooms eliminate HPV unproven
There is no cure for human papillomavirus, or HPV, a viral infection that affects nearly 80 percent of the population by the ...
Everyone’s Talking About the HPV Vaccine, So Let’s Get Some Things Straight
Gardasil 9 is the HPV vaccine that prevents the most dangerous strains of the virus. Since HPV spreads through intimate ...
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Understanding HPV: Protecting your health through vaccination
By Leslie Young, M.D., pediatrician, MemorialCare Medical Group – Lakewood Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a prevalent yet ...
Antigenic variation: How pathogens control changes in their cell surface to evade the immune system
The immune system responds to an infection by producing antibodies that recognize and bind to the cell surface of the ...
Is There an Age Limit for the HPV Vaccine—and How Effective Is It for Adults?
The vaccine is typically given in a series of two doses 6 to 12 months apart for kids or teenagers, and three doses over the course of six months for adults and people who are immunocompromised.
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An urgent argument for the HPV vaccine
HPV is a virus that can live and replicate in certain cells on the surface of the skin and mucous membranes ... Nearly ...
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What Is Oral Cancer?
Squamous cells are the thin, flat cells that line the mouth and ... Oral cancer is also more common in adults over age 55, although this is changing as cancers related to HPV infection are increasing ...