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Nov 15th, 2008
As testing for high-risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) emerges as the gold standard in cervical cancer prevention, scientists are already researching how to determine even more precisely who is most likely to develop the disease and thus are in need of more immediate intervention.
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Nov 14th, 2008
Merck & Co has presented data on Gardasil which shows that the vaccine, which is approved for cervical cancer, is also effective in the prevention of human papillomavirus-related disease in young men.
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Nov 3rd, 2008
All girls who were born between 1 September 1990 and 31 August 1991 will be offered the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to protect them against the viruses that are the most common cause of cervical cancer.
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Oct 27th, 2008
Using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a special vaginal coil, a technique to measure the movement of water within tissue, researchers may be able to identify cervical cancer in its early stages.
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Oct 23rd, 2008
One in four teenage girls has begun the process of vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) with the three-shot series of Gardasil, according to the 2007 National Immunization Survey-Teen. In March 2007 the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all girls age 11 or 12 be routinely vaccinated with three doses of quadrivalent HPV vaccine. The new survey was the first official government report on compliance.
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Sep 29th, 2008
Some immigrant and women's rights advocacy groups are raising concern about a new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rule that adds the human papillomavirus vaccine to the list of required vaccinations for female immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship.
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Sep 22nd, 2008
A new HPV test showed to be accurate, fast and cheap and will be soon widely acceptable in rural areas. This will help women in developing countries to earlier diagnose viruses causing cervical cancer.
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Sep 22nd, 2008
QIAGEN's careHPV test provides 'substantially more accurate' front-line screening.
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Sep 16th, 2008
For the second year, Toronto Public Health is offering the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, free of charge, to protect young women against cervical cancer.
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Sep 4th, 2008
The programme to immunise girls against the Humanpapillomavirus (HPV) which can cause cervical cancer was officially launched today.