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The one thing Rick Perry did right: A shot that stops cancer, the politics of sex and HPV prevention
Source: CultureMap.com I don’t like Rick Perry — I never voted for him and worked actively to try to oust him — but in 2006 he tried to do something good for young girls in Texas. He tried to mandate vaccinations for sixth grade girls with a drug that prevented HPV (Human Papilloma Virus), the [...]
Continue reading...Men in doubt still don’t get checked out!
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Source: www.easier.com Author: staff Men are almost twice as likely to die from mouth cancer and statistics consistently show they are less likely to consult with a doctor than their female counterparts. But with rates of incidence and mortality rising at an incredible rate, men can no longer afford to ignore the increasing threat of [...]
Continue reading...The Oral Cancer Foundation Helps Sponsor HPV/Oral Cancer Study
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Source: Jada.org An increase in the incidence and survival of oropharyngeal cancer in the United States since 1984 can be attributed to the human papilloma-virus (HPV) infection, say researchers in an article published online Oct. 3 in Journal of Clinical Oncology. The results of previous studies have shown that oropharyngeal cancers can be divided into [...]
Continue reading...Is oral sex more dangerous than smoking?
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Source: www.yourtango.com Author: TresSugar Oral sex might be the new smoking. New research has found that oral sex may cause more cases of throat cancer in men than smoking thanks to HPV transmissions. In 2004, HPV caused 2.6 cases of throat cancer per 100,000 people, compared to .8 cases per 100,000 people in 1998. At [...]
Continue reading...Increase in oral cancers linked to HPV
Monday, October 3, 2011
Source: thechart.blogs.cnn.com Author: Saundra Young – CNN Medical Senior Producer The human papillomavirus is contributing to the growing number of head and neck cancers in the United States, according to a new study Monday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The study found that the number of cases of oropharyngeal cancer – cancers of the [...]
Continue reading...Can HPV Vaccine Prevent Oral Cancer?
Friday, June 24, 2011
Source: WebMD.com June 23, 2011 — Can HPV vaccines stop the explosive rise of HPV-related head and neck cancer? HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccines protect against the sexually transmitted strains of HPV that cause cervical cancer. The same HPV strains — spread by kissing and by oral sex — cause oropharyngeal (OP) cancer, the form of [...]
Continue reading...Michael Douglas Continues to Put Oral Cancer in the Spotlight
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Source: Dr.Biscupid.com Actor Michael Douglas’ recent revelation that he had stage IV oropharyngeal cancer has highlighted the growing incidence of oral cancer, and experts say dentists can help stem the alarming increase of the disease by checking for it during routine examinations. The actor’s cancer included a walnut-sized tumor at the base of his tongue, [...]
Continue reading...Finally, a selfish reason to get boys vaccinated for HPV
Friday, June 17, 2011
Source: www.slate.com Author: Kent Sepkowitz A vaccine that prevents cancer is the dream of just about every patient, doctor, and public health official. Therefore, hopes were quite high five years ago, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus, or HPV, a sexually transmitted virus that causes almost all [...]
Continue reading...Head and Neck Cancers Linked to HPV are on the Rise
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Source: The Wall Street Journal A form of head and neck cancer associated with the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus is on the rise, especially in men, the WSJ reports. Fast-rising rates of oropharyngeal cancer — tumors in the tonsil and back-of-the-tongue area — have been linked to changes in sexual behavior that include the increased [...]
Continue reading...Boys and HPV Vaccine: The Facts
Monday, May 23, 2011
Source: Forbes Magazine CNN reports on a study that argues that boys should get vaccinated for the human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer in women. But it misses the main reason that boys should be getting jabs of either Merck‘s Gardasil or GlaxoSmithKline’s rival Cervarix. Cue CNN: Men also carry the human papillomavirus, [...]
Continue reading...- Maura L. Gillison, M.D., Ph.D., Receives AACR’s Richard Hinda Rosenthal Memorial Award for her HPV research
- Researchers report early success using saliva to detect oral cancer
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- Big Data Unveils Exciting Head and Neck Cancer Targets
- Bankruptcy Rate Doubles With Cancer Diagnosis
- Cancer jabs for girls
- Public lacks awareness of head and neck cancer
- Michael Douglas: It took doctors nine months to figure out walnut-sized tumor at the back of my tongue was throat cancer
- Study examines role of DNA, HPV in oral cancer survival
- Drug Designed To Restore Cell Suicide In HPV-Related Head And Neck Cancer
- Nearly 6 Percent Of Lung Cancer Tissue Samples From Non-Smokers Show Signs That HPV May Have Triggered The Tumors
- Rx Target Found For HPV, Hep C And Related Cancers
- When a virus causes cancer, surgical robot can help
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