HPV in Biological News

More than half of Texas physicians do not always recommend HPV vaccine to girls

PHILADELPHIA - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends the human papillomavirus vaccination for all 11- and 12-year-old girls, but results of a recent survey showed that more than half of Texas physicians do not follow these recommendations. The survey was published in Can...

African-Americans aware and accepting, but often do not receive, the HPV vaccine

CAREFREE, A.Z. - Although only 25 percent of eligible African-American adolescents have received the HPV vaccine, a new survey presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities, suggests they have a positive view of the treatment and m...

Study shows continued success for new HPV vaccine against virus responsible for cervical cancer

A new vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer is nearly 100 percent effective against the two types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) responsible for most cases of cervical cancer. Results of a nationwide study of the vaccine will be published in the May 9 issue of the New England Journal of Me...

New test for most virulent HPV strains under study

A test for the two strains of human papillomavirus responsible for most cervical cancers is under study. The molecular assay uses a cervical scraping, like that for a liquid-based Pap smear, to test for HPV types 16 and 18, responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancers, says Dr. Daron G. Ferris...

High HPV concentrations combined with smoking significantly raise risks of cervical cancer

Cigarette smoking and concurrent infection with high levels of the virus associated with cervical cancer can increase cancer risk by as much as 27 times, according to a study published in the November 2006 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Anthony Gunnell, a medical bios...

Handling HPV vaccines and screening: The views of 100 authors

Amsterdam, 21 September, 2006 - Elsevier is delighted to announce the publication of a unique supplement to the journal Vaccine: HPV Vaccines and Screening in the Prevention of Cervical Cancer. This special monograph provides a comprehensive and invaluable update for paediatricians, gynaecologists,...

Higher risk for cervical cancer seen among women infected with multiple HPV types

Although doctors have known that the cervical tissue at the opening to the womb can harbor multiple HPV types, this study is the first to document that the risk for developing cervical cancer, the second most common form of cancer in women worldwide, is higher in females infected with multiple HPV ...

Parents need to be educated about HPV vaccinations for daughters

London, UK: Parents of young girls may soon be offered the opportunity to have their daughters immunised against a sexually transmitted virus that is the major cause of cervical cancer, the 4th International Conference on Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Medicine heard today (Thursday 30 March). Pr...

Updated data on novel HPV vaccine confirms efficacy in large population

Updated data from a study on a promising new vaccine against a pre-cancerous cervical virus shows superior efficacy in preventing cervical pre-cancers and non-invasive cervical cancer, according to a study presented today during the American Association for Cancer Research's 4th Annual Frontiers in...

NIH funds $9.5 million for research on HIV and the human innate immune system

...ng human papillomavirus (HPV). This virus is more frequently associated with the genital tract and is now being seen in the mouth. Warts produced by hpv can lead to cancer and increased oral infections. "What is resolving one problem is setting off another," says Weinberg. "However, outcomes of ou...

Nanotechnology holds promise for STD drug delivery

...aging these researchers chose is already approved as safe and non-toxic by the FDA, speeding the path to clinical trials for infectious agents such as hpv and HIV. "Before human clinical testing can begin, our next step in research will be to test this approach directly in disease models for example...

HPV vaccine may prevent preterm births

...y has calculated the benefits of HPV-vaccination. Cervical cancer development is a step-wise process that begins with minor cell changes caused by hpv infection. Cellular changes can progress and become more serious. Long-term, they can cause cervical cancer if untreated. Serious cellular changes are...

Brupbacher prize to Nubia Munoz and Sir Richard Peto

...ysed, and this resulted in the conclusion that the hpv types 16 and 18 must be clearly regarded as the cause. The number of hpv types responsible for cervical cancer has risen in...he work performed by Muoz and her staff, a chronic hpv infection is now seen as a necessary, although not...

American Association for Cancer Research hosts Science of Health Care Disparities Meeting

... the meeting, complementing an outstanding program of scientific and educational events. Highlights: How Hispanic women are responding to hpv awareness campaigns Methods to increase enrollment in clinical trials among minority patients Why the Barbershop technique may increase awarenes...

Arbor Vita presents new data on cancer diagnostic at EUrogin

...w data today on its rapid, point-of-care prototype hpv test with a high positive predictive value for cer...to specifically detect E6 oncoprotein of high-risk hpv which, in concert with E7, is necessary for oncoge...ltiplex test that detects the seven most prevalent hpv types which are known to progress to cervical canc...

Oral rinses used for tracking HPV-positive head and neck cancers holds promise for cancer screening

...geted DNA amplification to track and identify oral hpv infections in patients with HPV16-positive and neg...herapy. Findings showed detection of high-risk hpv infections in patients with HPV16-positive HNSCC f...ffirming the connection between high-risk types of hpv and HPV-positive head and neck cancer. "There ...

HPV DNA test identifies cervical pre-cancerous disease in developing countries with 90% success rate

...ine the accuracy of a new rapid screening test for hpv (Human Papilloma Virus), created specifically for ...elina Gates Foundation to lead research into a new hpv DNA screening test which was rapid, simple, and af...test, widely regarded as the gold standard routine hpv DNA test, and initially created by Professor Lorin...

Viruses may play a role in lung cancer development

...f the remaining 5 virus-positive samples, two were hpv type 16, two were hpv type 11 and one was hpv type 22. "The fact that five out of 22 non-small-c...

UMass Medical School researcher Victor Ambros receives Gairdner Award, Franklin Medal

...Cancer Research Centre in Heidelberg, who discovered that the human papilloma virus (HPV) causes cervical cancer, a discovery that led directly to the hpv vaccine; and Dr. Allan Bernstein, OC, PhD, Executive Director of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise in New York. ...

Subterfuge, counter-surveillance and assassination: The body's fight with cervical cancer

...ouldn't be there and activate an immune response, says Professor Blair. But hpv uses the E7 protein to hide from them. We've always known the virus has cle... works in partnership with E7. The recent introduction of a vaccine against hpv is an important development in the fight against cervical cancer. However, ...

Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research

... Gender differences in the ability of antioxidants to prevent DNA damage following exposure to sunlight Public health policies and cancer hpv vaccination in poor communities What policies really work in reducing tobacco harm? Diet as a form of prevention Brussels sprouts and br...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac - Oct. 10, 2007

...million Pap smears are performed in the United States each year to test for hpv the leading cause of cervical cancer a fast, simple, accurate diagnosis i...n step entirely, and yet can detect the presence of less than two copies of hpv per cell a level corresponding to very early infection. The technique, cal...

Mutation of the COX2 gene can double or treble a woman's risk of ovarian cancer

...the carcinogenesis of different organs is not always similar. In the case of cervical cancer we know that the trigger mechanism is an oncogenic virus, hpv (human papillomavirus) and that in ovarian cancer, although not as clearly understood, inflammation and hormonal regulation are credited with playing ...

Synthetic peptide targets latent papilloma virus infections

...ctive men and women under 50 have, or have had, an hpv infection, while 10,000 women annually develop cer...ung cancer, is cervical cancer, the result of high hpv infection rates in the developing world, in Asia a...frica," he added. "If we can get something to stop hpv replication, it would have a big health impact." ...

Cancer vaccines -- Taking a jab at cancer by stimulating the immune system

...ine studies are continuing to make progress. While hpv vaccine efforts had the "benefit" of a viral sourc...tion for Cancer Research, presentations on ongoing hpv trials and other new approaches to stimulating the... Substantial impact on precancerous lesions and hpv infections through 5.5 years in women vaccinated w...

Temple University Hospital investigates treatment for cervical dysplasia

...two preventive vaccines may lower the incidence of hpv infection and reduce the risk of cervical cancer,"...erging non-surgical options in development." hpv vaccines are expected to be a significant advance ...an 350,000 women in the U.S. already infected with hpv who have moderate to severe cervical dysplasia, a ...

What does the public really know about HPV?

...ing in Boston assess the public's understanding of hpv and whether discussion of the vaccine by the media...s (HPV) and Cervical Cancer? Many women with hpv show no symptoms of the virus, and infections ofte...e opportunity to speak with their physicians about hpv and therefore may not learn that some...

HPV subtype associated with squamous cell skin cancers

...n, the presence of antibodies to multiple types of hpv was associated with the highest risk of SCC, but t...ad limited statistical precision. Infection with hpv types from the genus alpha, which includes hpv 16, has been associated with other epithelial canc...

Mass production of human papillomavirus could lead to gains against cervical cancer

...nt sexually transmitted infection. Transmission of hpv can also occur non-sexually. According to the Cent...sexually active men and women will acquire genital hpv infection at some point in their lives. By age 50,...ast 80 percent of women will have acquired genital hpv infection. Although the infection is usually ha...

Study: Harmless virus kills some cancers

... of DNA duplication of human papillomavirus (HPV). hpv is known to lead to cervical cancer. A second way ...owth arrest. In this study, the team first used hpv infected epithelial cells and normal human epithel...2 and HPV, the team found that after six days, all hpv infected cells had died. Meyers then used the same...

Survey reveals women and doctors aren't talking about HPV

...ation of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP). hpv is extremely common, affecting an estimated 80 per...Yet few are talking about the relationship between hpv and cervical cancer despite the fact that advanced...viders and patients related to cervical cancer and hpv is an issue that is largely due to time constraint...

Live Recombinant Adenovirus Vaccine Technique Explored

... (HPV) that could be used in the developing world. hpv causes 500,000 cases of cervical cancer each year worldwide. Recombinant hpv vaccines currently in clinical trials may not be i...ts showed that a vaccine consisting of recombinant hpv major capsid protein (L1) provides effective immun...