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A government task force recommends less frequent screening for cervical cancer and reverses its initial advice on HPV testing, allowing it for some women.
A rise in oral sex may be pushing up HPV infection rates in men, along with head and neck cancers caused by the virus.
Confused about when or what cervical cancer screen you should get? A new study finds that HPV testing may benefit women over 30.
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.
A federal advisory committee voted on Tuesday to recommend that boys aged 11 and 12 be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV, to protect against anal cancer and cancers of the mouth and neck. The new guidance mirrors that for girls aged 11 and 12, who have been advised since 2006 to receive routine HPV [...]
In 2009, a government advisory group sent women and their doctors into a frenzy when it rolled back recommendations for annual breast cancer screening for most women. Saying that routine mammograms could potentially do more harm than good, the panel advised women to delay regular screening until age 50, instead of age 40, and even [...]
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.
Percent of American girls who had gotten at least the first of the recommended three vaccine shots for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, a sexually transmitted virus that causes genital warts and cervical cancer. Only one-third had received all three doses by 2010, according to the CDC. Why isn't it catching on? The vaccine is [...]
Men die at higher rates than women from almost every kind of cancer, a new study finds.
The U.S. has arguably the world’s best medical tools available — especially when it comes to cancer screening, which has significantly reduced the mortality rates of serious killers such as breast and colorectal cancer in the last few years. But too much of a good thing can be bad, and expensive.
Although arthritis is extremely common, people still have many misconceptions about the disease. How much do you really know?
