Merck&#39;s HPV Vaccine May Prevent Cervical Cancer
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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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It&#39;s one of the most common cancers in women and kills about a quarter of a million patients each year but scientists said on Friday that a new vaccine could prevent most cases of cervical cancer.
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An experimental vaccine against one strain of the human papilloma virus blocked most infections by the virus and, more important, prevented development of a precursor of cervical cancer caused by the virus, researchers said Monday.
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FRIDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- A vaccine designed to protect against two strains of the human papillomavirus that are leading causes of cervical cancer has been successful in a major trial.
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The European Union has approves the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, which could prevent nearly 3,000 cancers each year in the UK alone.
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A researcher at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center believes she has found a vaccine that protects against most kinds of cervical cancer.
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By Emily Ramshaw, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 18--AUSTIN -- Advocates of mandatory HPV vaccines for Texas schoolgirls rest their case on sound science -- medical evidence that a few shots could nearly eradicate the sexually transmitted disease and the cancer it can cause.
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A plan to offer girls aged 12 to 13 vaccinations against cervical cancer from September 2008 could end up saving 400 lives a year, the government announced Friday.
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Men should be vaccinated against a  sexually transmitted wart virus to protect them against a type  of mouth and throat cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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International health experts called on  Tuesday for rapid worldwide access to new cervical cancer  vaccines that have the potential to save a quarter of a million  lives a year.
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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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A panel of experts is expected to recommend whether girls should be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer.
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Efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer took a step forward Monday, with test results suggesting that a vaccine now in development can provide long-lasting protection.
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A vaccine that could prevent young women  from developing most cases of cervical cancer could be on the  market within a few years.
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Schoolgirls in Britain will be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, ministers have announced.
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A new vaccine gives women at least several years of protection from the virus blamed for most cases of cervical cancer, according to the findings of a University of Washington-led study announced yesterday.
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International health experts called on Tuesday for rapid worldwide access to promising but expensive cervical cancer vaccines that have the potential to save a quarter of a million lives a year.