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MD News Daily- HPV Vaccination Amongst 15 Year Olds Are Increasing

HPV Vaccinations in 15-Year-Olds Continue to Increase

Sep 14, 2020 PM EDT

HPV vaccination can prevent HPV, the most commonly transmitted form of STI. According to a study published online in Pediatrics last September 14, there has been an increase in the number of U.S. 15-year-olds who had HPV vaccination from 2011 to 2017

HPV and Head and Neck Cancer Link Largely Unknown in US

Jun 05, 2014 PM EDT

More Americans should know about head and neck cancers. New research reveals that public awareness of head and neck cancers are very low, and few people know about how tobacco increases the risk of human papillomavirus (HPV).

Australia Recommends Less HPV Testing

Apr 28, 2014 PM EDT

In light of remarkably low human papillomavirus infection rates in Australia, Australian health officials are proposing changing their recommendations for regular pap-smear screenings from every two years to every five years.

FDA Approves Cobas HPV Test

Apr 25, 2014 PM EDT

The United States Food and Drug Administration approved the first-ever DNA-based HPV test for women 25 years old and older as a primary diagnostic tool for cervical cancer screenings.

Unique Symptom of HPV Caused Oral Cancers Identified

Mar 21, 2014 PM EDT

The initial symptoms of throat or mouth cancer may be unique to whether or not the condition was caused by the Human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a new study.

DNA Testing to Replace Pap Smear

Mar 13, 2014 PM EDT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just expressed its approval of a DNA test that is supposedly even more accurate than Pap smear testing in detecting the presence of HPV.

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