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How you get HPV? The major symptoms, risk factors, and how to prevent it
HPV is a virus that may cause warts and can be passed through sexual intercourse or skin-to-skin co…
Sarah Sheppard
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Govt likely to float global tender for HPV vaccine in April; Merck, Serum Institute may participate
The Health Ministry intends to roll out HPV vaccine against cervical cancer in the national immunis…
PTI
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Getting the HPV vaccine and regular testing can help protect you from high-risk HPV strains that cause cancer
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is very common, but many women don't know it can cause cervical cancer. …
Devon Firestone
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Why cancer-causing HPV in men can be so difficult to recognize and treat
There are no guidelines for HPV testing in men making it very difficult to diagnose unless that per…
Adam Barnes,S. Adam Ramin
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How frequently you should get a Pap smear or HPV test - and what to expect during the procedure
Pap smears are screening tools to detect any abnormal changes in cervical cells which may indicate …
Elena Bruess,Lauren Demosthen…
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Common, rare, and entirely bogus side effects of the HPV vaccine
There's a lot of misinformation about the HPV vaccine. Here are the common and rare side effects to…
Cassandra Miasnikov,Jason McK…
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Oral sex at a younger age could increase the risk of mouth and throat cancer, study finds
Research links the cancer-causing sexual transmitted disease HPV with people having more than 10 se…
Julia Naftulin
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Your body will often clear an HPV infection on its own — if not, treatment may involve removing warts or abnormal cells
Your body may clear an HPV infection before you know you have it. But if tests find abnormal cells …
Steph Coelho
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A man who kept getting sick actually had throat cancer caused by HPV caught via oral sex. He refuses to feel ashamed.
People have judged Steve Bergman for his diagnosis, but he's happy to be known as the "pin-up boy o…
Amber Middleton
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Marcia Cross says her anal cancer treatment caused 'excruciating' sores and stomach troubles
The "Desperate Housewives" actress said the symptoms were "gnarly," but she feels "no shame" in dis…
Julia Naftulin
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I was diagnosed with cervical cancer while 35 weeks pregnant. It was hard to get over the shame of an HPV-related cancer.
The author says that she was diagnosed with HPV-related cancer while pregnant and that she wants to…
Eve McDavid
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The HPV Vaccine Is Even More Effective Than Researchers Thought
The vaccine was first introduced in 2006, and is recommended for all 11-year-old girls and was reco…
Jennifer Welsh
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Why an abnormal Pap smear doesn't always mean you have cancer
Three million people receive abnormal Pap smear results each year, but less than one percent are di…
Elena Bruess,Steve Vasilev
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There's a shocking new ad shaming parents for not giving their children this unpopular vaccine
A newer version of the vaccine called Gardasil 9 was approved in 2014. It covers nine HPV…
Lydia Ramsey
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India to launch its first indigenously developed cervical cancer vaccine in the next few months
Cervical cancer ranks as the 2nd most prevalent cancers in India and accounts for nearly one-fou…
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There's a vaccine that protects against a cancer-causing virus - and Americans aren't taking it
And back in 2006, there was an initial push to require the vaccine following its approval. This may…
Lydia Ramsey,Reuters
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Bill Gates says that Trump asked him the difference between HIV and HPV
For the record: HPV, or human papillomavirus, is a very common sexually transmitted disease that of…
Matt Weinberger
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Some cancers are preventable with a vaccine – a virologist explains
There are seven known viruses that can cause cancer. Five of them are members of persistent virus f…
PTI
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An eminent gynecologist was arrested on suspicion of tricking patients into having sex with him, claiming he could prevent cancer with his 'magic flute'
An undercover investigation by the TV show Le Iene showed a half-naked Professor Giovanni Miniello …