Hpv Infection

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection, yet many people lack knowledge of the infection or hold several misconceptions about it.

Fewer than half of women who tested positive for HPV with negative cytological findings returned for a surveillance co-test within 1 year as recommended, yet more than half of those who received testing had HPV persistence or progression.

In the past decade, STDs have increased among women aged at least 55 years, highlighting the importance of discussing sexual partners, sexual history and condom use with all patients, regardless of age.

Despite being considered a fairly rare disease, the incidence of anal cancer has doubled over the last 30 years, with the American Cancer Society estimating approximately 10,540 new cases and 2,190 related deaths in 2024.

Smokers and heavy drinkers had increased risk for head and neck cancer, whereas healthy eating slightly decreased risk, according to study data published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

HPV vaccination with one or two doses at age 12 to 13 years prevents invasive cervical cancer development, researchers reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Tai chi was more effective at lowering blood pressure in adults with prehypertension compared with aerobic exercise, according to a recently published study.

South Korean women positive for high-risk HPV infection were nearly four times as likely to die of atherosclerotic CVD compared with women without HPV infection, even when women had no baseline CVD and low CV risk factors, data show.

Among four preventable risk factors for cancer mortality, smoking tobacco resulted in the most deaths and years of life lost in seven countries, according to data published in eClinicalMedicine.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy combined with single-dose durvalumab before surgery appeared safe and induced durable responses among patients with HPV-unrelated locally advanced head and neck cancer, according to study results.