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Is Katie Couric the Next Jenny McCarthy? Couric Responds
The TV-show host responds to criticism that she sensationalized concerns over the HPV vaccine
Less Is More: One, Instead of Three Doses of HPV Vaccine May Protect Against Cervical Cancer
Public-health officials may not have to worry so much about the low percentage of girls who don’t get all three doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
The HPV Vaccine and the Case for Race-Based Medicine
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, approved in 2006, protects against strains of the virus responsible for 70% of cervical cancers. But what about the remaining 30%?
How Brushing Your Teeth Lowers Your Risk of Cancer
HPV-caused throat cancer made headlines in June when the Guardian reported that actor Michael Douglas contracted throat cancer not through tobacco and alcohol, but from human papillomavirus (HPV).
HPV Vaccine Doesn’t Lead To Promiscuous Tweens
Concerns over an immunization aimed at a sexually transmitted virus may be unfounded
Cervical Cancer Screening: HPV Test Beats Out the Pap Smear
Confused about when or what cervical cancer screen you should get? A new study finds that HPV testing may benefit women over 30.
A Link Between HPV and Heart Attack in Women
An intriguing new study finds a link between human papillomavirus, or HPV, the common sexually transmitted infection that is the cause of most cervical cancer, and an increased risk of heart attack and stroke in women.
HPV Linked to More Oral Cancers Than Smoking
The number of head and neck cancers linked to the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) has increased sharply over the past two decades, and the virus now accounts for more cancers than tobacco or alcohol, a new study finds.