Human Papillomavirus (HPV) News and Research

Latest Human Papillomavirus (HPV) News and Research

Cochrane review provides information on HPV vaccines and dose schedules in young women, men

New evidence published in the Cochrane Library today provides further information on the benefits and harms of different human papillomavirus vaccines and vaccine schedules in young women and men.

22 Nov 2019

25 years of research to fight cervical cancer

According to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer affecting women worldwide. Currently, early screenings of pre-cancerous tissues and vaccination have proven to be the most effective treatment strategies.

19 Nov 2019

Anal cancer diagnoses and death rates have increased dramatically over the last 15 years

Rates of new anal cancer diagnoses and deaths related to human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted infection, have increased dramatically over the last 15 years, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

19 Nov 2019

Researchers propose a novel method to underscore the benefits of HPV vaccine

Health campaigns on social media aimed at increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination may see greater success, according to Drexel University researchers, if they inject a narrative into information-based posts.

19 Nov 2019

Contraceptive drug effective in preventing and regressing cervical cancer in mice

A new study in The American Journal of Pathology, published by Elsevier, reports that medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), the active ingredient in the common contraceptive injection Depo-Provera, was effective in preventing the development of cervical cancer in mice with precancerous lesions.

12 Nov 2019

CRIPSR could be used to detect disease

CRISPR could be used to establish new diagnostic blood tests by identifying viral nucleic acids, such as Parvo or HPV.

11 Nov 2019

New point-of-care medical device rapidly and accurately detects viruses

The gene-editing tool CRISPR has been heralded as a scientific miracle destined to eradicate diseases from sickle-cell anemia to cancer, or decried as "the genetic scissors that tailor the human gene pool," an ethically risky technology driving us toward a designer babies.

11 Nov 2019

Self-sampling could increase detection of cervical pre-cancer

A non-invasive test to detect cervical pre-cancer could increase participation rates in cervical cancer screening programs.

4 Nov 2019

AACI launches curated online collection of cancer advocacy resources

The Association of American Cancer Institutes is excited to announce the launch of a curated online collection of cancer advocacy resources. The AACI Public Policy Resource Library went live today during the 2019 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

21 Oct 2019

School-based HPV immunization program dramatically reduces rates of cervical pre-cancer

A school-based human papillomavirus immunization program in British Columbia, Canada, is dramatically reducing rates of cervical pre-cancer in B.C. women, according to a new study.

21 Oct 2019

Cancer Atlas: Progress in the fight against cancer is not only possible, but achievable

The Cancer Atlas, 3rd edition, a comprehensive global overview of cancer around the globe, concludes that progress in the fight against cancer is not only possible, but achievable.

16 Oct 2019

UTEP awarded $19.2 million NIH grant to study cancer affecting Mexican-American population

The University of Texas at El Paso's Border Biomedical Research Center will accelerate its quest to understand and identify the reasons for Hispanic cancer health disparities and its ultimate impact on the people of the Paso del Norte region thanks to a five-year, $19.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

16 Oct 2019

Study: Most U.S. adults are unaware that HPV causes anal, penile, and oral cancers

More than 70% of U.S. adults are unaware that human papillomavirus causes anal, penile, and oral cancers, according to an analysis led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health and published in the current issue of JAMA Pediatrics.

16 Sep 2019

Papilloma viruses capable of spreading via blood

Human Papilloma Virus or HPV has been known to be transmitted between humans via sexual contact and HPV has been known to be a sexually transmitted disease or STD. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that HPV is one of the commonest STDs among humans.

12 Sep 2019

A detailed map to understand how viruses infect human cells

Biologists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have leveraged a computational method to map protein-protein interactions between all known human-infecting viruses and the cells they infect.

29 Aug 2019

Study on national burden of HPV-associated oropharyngeal head and neck cancers in the U.S.

Over the last two decades, there has been a rise in head and neck cancers in the oropharynx, a region in the back of the throat that includes the tonsils and the base of the tongue.

29 Aug 2019

Religion may play role in HPV vaccination rate for female college students

It's been more than a decade since a vaccine was introduced to prevent contraction of human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S.

19 Aug 2019

New test may improve the ability to diagnose riskiest forms of HPV infection

Ninety-nine percent of cervical cancers are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). More than 200 HPVs, some of which are associated with varying degrees of cancer risk, complicate diagnosis and treatment.

12 Aug 2019

Federal experts’ advice on HPV vaccine could leave adults confused

Vaccination decisions are usually pretty straightforward. People either meet the criteria for the vaccine based on their age or other factors or they don't. But when a federal panel recently recommended an update to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine guidelines, it left a lot of uncertainty.

8 Aug 2019

One dose of HPV vaccine has comparable effectiveness to two or three doses

One dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has comparable effectiveness to two or three doses for preventing cervical pre-cancer, according to a new study.

24 Jul 2019

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) News and Research

Latest Human Papillomavirus (HPV) News and Research

Cochrane review provides information on HPV vaccines and dose schedules in young women, men

25 years of research to fight cervical cancer

Anal cancer diagnoses and death rates have increased dramatically over the last 15 years

Researchers propose a novel method to underscore the benefits of HPV vaccine

Contraceptive drug effective in preventing and regressing cervical cancer in mice

CRIPSR could be used to detect disease

New point-of-care medical device rapidly and accurately detects viruses

Self-sampling could increase detection of cervical pre-cancer

AACI launches curated online collection of cancer advocacy resources

School-based HPV immunization program dramatically reduces rates of cervical pre-cancer

Cancer Atlas: Progress in the fight against cancer is not only possible, but achievable

UTEP awarded $19.2 million NIH grant to study cancer affecting Mexican-American population

Study: Most U.S. adults are unaware that HPV causes anal, penile, and oral cancers

Papilloma viruses capable of spreading via blood

A detailed map to understand how viruses infect human cells

Study on national burden of HPV-associated oropharyngeal head and neck cancers in the U.S.

Religion may play role in HPV vaccination rate for female college students

New test may improve the ability to diagnose riskiest forms of HPV infection

Federal experts’ advice on HPV vaccine could leave adults confused

One dose of HPV vaccine has comparable effectiveness to two or three doses

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) News and Research

Latest Human Papillomavirus (HPV) News and Research

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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