Human Papilloma Virus

One dose of the 9-valent HPV vaccine generated a sustained immune response against two prominent cancer-causing types of the virus for up to 2 years, according study findings published in Pediatrics.

Despite an increase in adolescent HPV vaccination over the last decade, many parents remain unsure about whether it is necessary to have their children vaccinated, researchers reported in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

January marks Cervical Health Awareness Month, which brings attention to common diseases of the cervix — cervical cancer and HPV specifically — and the people affected by and measures that can be taken to prevent them.

A triple-therapy combination extended OS compared with historical data among certain patients with advanced HPV-positive cancers, according to one of the agent’s manufacturers.

This year, researchers found that of patients with high-risk, early-stage ovarian cancer, 72% had one or more symptoms and 28% were asymptomatic.

Recent findings suggest that with HPV tests, intervals between cervical screenings can be extended to 5 years after a negative result in women aged 25 to 49 years and even longer for women aged older than 50 years.

SAN DIEGO — Passively self-collected menstrual blood for the detection of HPV showed results that were highly concordant with clinician-collected sampling and had greater acceptance among patients, researchers reported here.

Rates of HPV-associated cervical cancer decreased among women aged 15 to 39 years in the United States after the introduction of a vaccine, according to data reported in JAMA Pediatrics.

Although cervical cancer elimination appears to be within reach in the United States, a predictive model anticipated an approximately decade-long gap between low-poverty and high-poverty areas of the country in achieving this goal.

Anal HPV prevalence is high among men who have sex with men regardless of their HIV status, according to the results of a systematic review published in The Lancet HIV.