Quarter of US women infected with cervical cancer virus: study
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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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NEW YORK  - Women with cervical cancer who  get radiation therapy at small, local facilities are less  likely to be treated effectively, researchers report.
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TRENTON, N.J. - New data shows a vaccine against the virus that causes cervical cancer partially blocks infection by 10 strains of the virus on top of the four types the vaccine targets.
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Pre-cancerous lesions of the cervix risk developing into tumours more than 25 years after treatment, according to a study published online Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
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Women who are exposed to secondhand smoke may be at greater risk for cervical tumors, a new study suggests.
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A new vaccine could prevent most cases of cervical cancer, says a study published today. Each year 470,000 women worldwide are diagnosed with cervical cancer and a further 230,000 die.
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FRIDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of daily stress could explain why some women infected with malignancy-linked types of human papillomavirus (HPV) develop cervical cancer, a new study suggests.
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Tests on a new vaccine against human papillomavirus infection could prevent cervical cancer in women worldwide. Human papillomavirus, called HPV, is a common sexually-transmitted infection, and certain types of the virus cause cervical cancer in women.
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The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women is poised to become one of the leading causes of oral cancer in men
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A vaccine that tries to fight a virus linked to cervical cancer was effective in reducing the risk of infections and pre-cancerous lesions in women.
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Schoolgirls should be vaccinated against cervical cancer, a panel recommends.
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The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women is poised to become one of the leading causes of oral cancer in men, according to a new study.
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NEW YORK  - The results of large study of  US residents infected with HIV show that the majority of them  refrain from sexual activities likely to spread the virus to  others who are not infected.
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NEW YORK NOV 11, 2004  - In a study conducted in North America and Brazil, a bivalent vaccine was effective in preventing infection with the two most common oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types -- HPV-16 and HPV-18.
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WHEELING, WV -- According to the American Cancer Society, about 215,990 women in the United States will be found to have invasive breast cancer in 2004.
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WASHINGTON - A vaccine may work to protect women against a virus that causes most cervical cancer cases, US researchers say. So far the vaccine seemed to have protected women from precancerous changes for three years, said the team at Merck and Co.
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A Merck vaccine, which makes people immune to a common sexually transmitted virus (human papilloma virus - HPV) which causes cervical cancer, seems to continue offering protection from cervical cancer two years after preliminary testing, say scientists at