'Stigma' surrounding HPV vaccine shouldn't prevent teens from getting the shot
In 90 percent of cases, the HPV infection goes away on its own within two years, according to the CDC. But sometimes the infections can cause health problems, such as genital warts and cervical cancer. Other less common cancers associated with HPV …
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Number of HPV infections significantly down, but many parents still opt out
It was offered to boys to protect against genital warts, anal, throat and penile cancer, and against spreading the disease to women. In Washington, about two-thirds of girls 13 to 17 have gotten the first shot, but only about 40 percent had gotten all …
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HPV linked to one-third of throat cancer cases, study shows
There are more than 100 variations of HPV, but most infections do not lead to cancer. For the strains that are most likely to cause cervical cancer or genital warts, vaccines have been developed. These strains account for more than 70 percent of …
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HPV Vaccination Might Help Reduce Risk Of Throat Cancers
Two HPV vaccines are already approved for prevention of cancer of the uterine cervix in women, and prevention of genital warts and anal cancer in men. The study, published in the journal PLoS One, involved one of the vaccines, GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix.
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Increased exposure may be cause of rising HPV-related cancer rate
Studies have shown that the vaccine prevents both precancerous lesions in the cervix and anus, and genital warts, both of which are surrogate markers for cancer, Englund said. As for its effect on the prevention of other cancers, research is ongoing …
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