One in 10 girls has cancer virus
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At least 10% of girls in England have been infected by the age of 16 with human papilloma virus, which can cause genital warts and cervical cancer.
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NEW YORK  - Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which is linked to an increased risk of developing cervical cancer, is &quot;extremely common&quot; in sexually active adolescent women in the US, a new study shows.
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Scientists hacking a smallpox-like virus into doing battle with cancer have given a new weapon to their microscopic warrior. The genetically modified virus now stimulates the body to produce its own cancer-fighting white blood cells.
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NEW YORK  - Children who have undergone  chemotherapy for cancer are likely to lose immunity to common  infections provided by previous vaccinations, Italian  researchers report.
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Almost 250,000 women worldwide die each year from cervical cancer, which is linked to infection by HPV viruses. Experts believe that vaccination against the most common cancer-causing viruses, HPV-16 and HPV-18, could prevent up to 70% of cases.
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About a quarter of females in the United States aged 14 to 59 may have the sexually transmitted infection human papillomavirus, which is linked to cervical cancer, according to research published Tuesday.
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One in four U.S. women ages 14 to 59 is infected with the sexually transmitted virus that in some forms can cause cervical cancer, according to the first broad national estimate.
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A panel of experts is expected to recommend whether girls should be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer.
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ELDRIDGE, Md. -- Being diagnosed with cancer is devastating, but imagine being diagnosed four times. That was the struggle for a young woman from Eldridge who just wouldn&#39;t give up.
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People who have had kidney transplants face a big increase in risk for a variety of cancers, particularly those caused by a virus, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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Every year, 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer are reported, and 230,000 women die of disease. Nearly 80 percent of these cases occur in underdeveloped and poverty-stricken countries.
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Researchers believe an experimental vaccine could possibly offer protection against the virus that causes most cervical cancer. A three-year study of 2,400 women found only seven vaccinated women developed
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Tall, thin teenage girls who put on a growth spurt at puberty are at highest risk of breast cancer - and milk may be the culprit, researchers suggest today.
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The chances of children being  diagnosed with leukemia seem to be related to the number of  infections they had in their first year of life, research from  the UK suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Human papillomavirus (HPV)  infection, which is linked to an increased risk of developing  cervical cancer, is "extremely common" in sexually active  adolescent women in the US, a new study shows.
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All schoolgirls should be routinely vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, the Lancet says.
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More than a quarter of U.S. girls  and women ages 14 to 59 are infected with the sexually  transmitted human wart virus, which causes most cases of  cervical cancer, U.S. health officials estimated on Tuesday.