Papillomavirus in Medical News

Kaiser Permanente Data Provides Strong Evidence for Continued Value of Combined Pap and HPV Testing

... cancer with a primary known cause -- the human papillomavirus (HPV). QIAGEN developed and markets the digene ... In the study "Five-Year Experience of Human papillomavirus DNA and Papanicolaou Test Cotesting," Dr. Philip ... includes the leading FDA-approved test for human papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer. ...

Mexican Department of Public Health to Launch Screening for Papillomavirus, Cause of Cervical Cancer

... a program that will offer free testing for human papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer, to ... lowest-income 125 counties will be offered the papillomavirus test along with the traditional Pap smear. Early ... their income level or social class." papillomavirus is a very common infection. In fact, the World ...

LSUHSC public health contributes to estimate of HPV-related cancers

... comprehensive assessment of the burden of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers in the United States to date. The report, "Assessing the Burden of Human papillomavirus (HPV)-Associated Cancers in the United States ... and monitoring the impact of prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccines: The potential role (p 3047-3057). ...

Virus May Affect Survival in Head and Neck Cancer

... Human papillomavirus infection linked to better prognosis, research suggests THURSDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) may improve survival in patients with head and neck cancer, U.S. ...

Low prevalence of HPV infection may be tied to poor prognosis for blacks with head and neck cancer

... found that head and neck cancer patients who test positive for the human papillomavirus (HPV) have much better survival rates than patients who don't have the ... our current treatments combining chemotherapy and radiation." The human papillomavirus is known to cause certain types of cancer and is a major risk factor for ...

New Evidence Supports HPV Vaccine

... Industry-funded study showed high levels of protection against human papillomavirus MONDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is highly effective at preventing precancerous cervical ...

Circumcision Guards Against STDs

... Study finds procedure dramatically reduces transmission of herpes, human papillomavirus WEDNESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- The decision of ... that causes herpes went down by 28 percent, and the transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV) -- the virus that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts -- was ...

FDA Approves Two Hologic HPV Tests

... Cervista HPV HR, designed to detect the 14 high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) known to cause cervical cancer, is the first HPV DNA test approved ... additional convenience for the healthcare provider. About Human papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease ...

New Local TV Ad Campaign To Educate St. Louis Women About Cervical Cancer Prevention and HPV Testing

... and prevention. Cervical cancer is caused by high-risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and QIAGEN, the maker of the only FDA-approved HPV test, has ... tests available worldwide, including the only FDA-approved test for human papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer. QIAGEN employs more than ...

New Local TV Ad Campaign To Educate Memphis Women About Cervical Cancer Prevention and HPV Testing

... and prevention. Cervical cancer is caused by high-risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and QIAGEN, the maker of the only FDA-approved HPV test, has ... tests available worldwide, including the only FDA-approved test for human papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer. QIAGEN employs more than ...

U.S. and European Advocacy Groups Launch United, Global Campaign to Prevent Cervical Cancer

... caused by persistent infection with a very common virus called the human papillomavirus (HPV), whose presence is seen in 99.7% of all cervical cancers. So, almost ... is caused by persistent infections with high-risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is a very common sexually transmitted infection that 3 of 4 ...

Also in the Nov. 11 JNCI

... relations, ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov , (301) 496-6641 Human papillomavirus Not Associated with Majority of Squamous Cell Carcinomas in European ... sporadic SCC and do not appear to be frequently associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA as reported previously. Fanconi anemia patients are at ...

Daily Stress May Raise Women's Risk of Cervical Cancer

... explain why some women infected with malignancy-linked types of human papillomavirus (HPV) develop cervical cancer, a new study suggests. Scientists at Fox ... lesions), for an immune response to HPV 16, one of the strains of human papillomavirus thought to be a major cause of cervical cancer. The women also completed a ...

Pill Poses Little Cervical Cancer Risk

... was seen for invasive and localized cancer and in women who have the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes about 70 percent of all cervical cancers, Green noted. ... Eventually, Green hopes that the vaccination against the human papillomavirus will go a long way to preventing many cases of cervical cancer. One ...

Study Finds New Version of QIAGEN's HPV Test for Developing Countries Could Reduce Risk of Cervical Cancer by More than Half When Combined With Appropriate Treatment

... regions of the world were presented this week at the 24th International papillomavirus Conference in Beijing, People's Republic of China. An economic modeling ... portable equipment and will, when introduced, run on batteries. Human papillomavirus is the primary cause of cervical cancer, which affects nearly 500,000 ...

Nventa presents HspE7 data at international HPV conference

... of scientists, clinicians and companies working in the field of human papillomavirus (HPV), taking place this week in Beijing, China. HspE7 is being developed ... vaccine candidate for the treatment of diseases caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the world. ...

Study: HPV test beats Pap in detecting cervical cancer

... A new study led by McGill University researchers shows that the human papillomavirus (HPV) screening test is far more accurate than the traditional Pap test in ... the analysis process is automated and detects the DNA of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) strains known to cause cervical cancer. A screening test's ...

Research warns that human papillomavirus might cause bladder cancer

... The Human papillomavirus (HPV) is considered the cause of one of the most important sexually ... by the UGR points out that there might be a relationship between Human papillomavirus infection and the appearance of the tumor. However, Gutirrez Fernndez ...

Many Texas Docs Not Pushing HPV Vaccine for Girls

... the shots, despite federal guidelines THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of Texas doctors don't always recommend human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for girls, despite U.S. guidelines urging their inoculation, a new survey finds. Protection against HPV reduces the risk of ...

Is it Exam Time for Georgia's School Children Already?

... other states, thousands of children still go without annual vaccinations, putting them and their caregivers at risk. In addition, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is recommended for girls ages 11 to 12 years. The HPV vaccine is a three-dose series administered over a six-month period. Anthem ...

AIDS patients face higher risk of HPV-related cancers as immunosuppression grows

... Risk of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers is greater for people living with AIDS and increases with increasing immunosuppression, according to a new study published ...

Gen-Probe Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2009

... officer. "In addition, the key R&D projects that we expect to boost future growth - including our PANTHER instrument and new tests for human papillomavirus (HPV), prostate cancer and trichomonas - remain on track." In the second quarter of 2009, product sales were $116.8 million, compared to ...

HPV Infection May Be Linked to Poor Head and Neck Cancer Survival Rates in African Americans

... -- A groundbreaking study in Cancer Prevention Research , a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, suggests that having the human papillomavirus (HPV) improves survival in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Furthermore, African Americans had far less HPV infection than whites, which ...

HPV infection may be linked to poor head and neck cancer survival rates in African-Americans

... A groundbreaking study in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, suggests that having the human papillomavirus (HPV) improves survival in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Furthermore, African Americans had far less HPV infection than whites, which ...

Young Adults Unaware of Threat of Infectious Disease and the Availability of Preventive Vaccines

... for those over age 65. Other adult vaccination levels are lower - 6.7 percent for shingles in those 60 and older; about 10 percent for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in women 19 to 26 years of age and about 15 percent for Tdap in those 19 to 64 years of age. It should be noted that Tdap ...

HPV, Other Risk Factors Tied to Oral Cancer: New Web Site Offers Awareness, Early Detection Information

... to The Fight Oral Cancer Foundation (FOCF), oral cancer is one of the most deadly cancers, with the latest medical research linking it to the Human papillomavirus (HPV). Other risk factors include alcohol and tobacco use, male gender, 40-plus years of age and sun exposure. Many studies report a 30-fold ...

Pregnancy, STDs on the Rise Again Among U.S. Teens

... reported to have chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis. Nearly one-quarter of females aged 15 to 19, and 45 percent of females aged 20 to 24 had a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection during 2003-2004. From 1997 to 2006, rates of AIDS cases among males aged 15 to 24 increased. In 2006, the majority of new ...

HPV Vaccine Acceptability Study Announces Results

... June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Female caregivers of African American girls are reluctant to have their children vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a new study by the Center for Community Health (CCH) at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The HPV Vaccine ...

Study: Benefit to women not enough to sway men to get HPV vaccine

... TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Informing men that a new vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) would also help protect their female partners against developing cervical cancer from the sexually transmitted infection did not increase their ...

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Not Just for Teens

... Uninfected women aged 24 to 45 still may benefit from HPV vaccine, study finds TUESDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine works for women aged 24 to 45 who aren't already infected by HPV, the virus that has been linked to cervical cancer and other cervical ...

Broad-Spectrum Cervical Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise

... -- An investigational broad-spectrum cervical cancer vaccine induced strong immune responses in mice and rabbits, and protected them against human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 for four months, new research has found. Current HPV L1-based vaccines provide almost 100 percent protection against the two types ...

Sexually Transmitted HPV Linked to Certain Head & Neck Cancers

... cancers. The call comes amid growing evidence that certain cancers of the head and neck are strongly linked to HPV 16, a specific strain of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. It is estimated that approximately 70% of Americans, both ...

Zila & Experts Testify at Congressional Hearing on Innovative Technology for Veterans; Urge Broader Use of ViziLite(R) Plus by VA for Oral Cancer Screening

... sexually transmitted virus exposure (HPV) A report in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that exposure to sexually transmitted human papillomavirus number 16 (HPV16) causes oropharyngeal cancer (a type of oral cancer) and may help explain the increasing incidence of the disease in younger people. ...

Hologic Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Operating Results

... was primarily the result of decreased system sales of the osteoporosis assessment product line. FDA Approval of our Two Human papillomavirus (HPV) Products: On March 13, 2009, we announced the FDA approved the Company's PMA applications for both the Cervista HPV HR and the Cervista ...

Cancer-causing virus associated with higher risk of new HIV infection

... Infection with anal human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that can cause anal and cervical cancers, is associated with a higher risk of new HIV infection in previously HIV-negative men who ...

Gen-Probe Reports Financial Results for First Quarter 2009

... period, an increase of 8%. This increase resulted primarily from costs associated with U.S. clinical trials of the investigational APTIMA(R) human papillomavirus (HPV) assay and the development of a fully automated instrument system for low- and mid-volume labs, known as PANTHER. Marketing and sales ...

Sanofi-aventis Announces Good First-quarter 2009 Performance

... with Merck & Co in Europe, were down 8.7% on a reported basis at euro 254 million. Gardasil (R) , the first vaccine licensed in Europe against papillomavirus infection (a major cause of cervical cancer), were 25.6% lower at euro 121 million, with the extensive catch-up vaccination campaigns when the ...

Women's Health Advocates To Moms: We Can Beat Cervical Cancer!

... in their 30s, 40s and 50s - when many are raising children. Cervical cancer is caused by persistent infections with high-risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is a very common sexually transmitted infection that 3 of 4 adults will have at some time in their lives. Most of these infections go away ...

Lori Hamilton, Wife of NASCAR Legend Bobby Hamilton, Urges Public to Attend Free Cancer Screenings During Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week (OHANCAW)

... at low risk, including young adults who don't smoke. Researchers have attributed this development partly to the increase of the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which can be transmitted by oral sex. Writing in the Journal of Clinical Oncology , researchers from the National Cancer Institute ...

PhRMA Honors Gardasil(r) Researchers With Discoverers Award

... an emerging type of biological therapy. With 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer and 250,000 deaths from it each year worldwide, human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and the resulting cancers are a major human health threat. HPV infection typically occurs in adolescent and young adult women. ...