Tag: Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
HPV Infection Unlikely to Spread From Hand Contact
Risk for new infection largely due to partners' genital HPV infection, not virus detectable on hands
Decline Observed in HPV Type 16/18 Cervical Precancers in U.S.
Greatest declines seen among vaccinated women; decreases also seen in unvaccinated women
44.4 Million Estimated to Be Diagnosed With Cervical Cancer by 2069
From 2020 to 2069, 6.7 to 7.7 million cases could be averted by scaling up HPV vaccination by 2020
Glottic Carcinoma Can Be HPV-Related Disease in Young Adults
Cases of glottic carcinoma in patients aged 30 years or younger tested positive for high-risk HPV
High-Risk HPV Infection Linked to Increased Risk for CVD in Women
High-risk HPV-CVD association stronger for those with obesity or metabolic syndrome
HPV Educational Video May Increase Vaccination Rates
Adolescents whose parents watched the video were three times more likely to be vaccinated
Many Teens Not Up to Date on HPV Vaccination
Only 15.7 and 34.8 percent of teens completed HPV vaccination before turning 13 and 15
Herd Protection Seen With 4-Valent HPV Vaccination
2006 to 2017 saw increase in vaccination; drop seen in HPV detection in vaccinated, unvaccinated
Messages for Increasing Parental Confidence in HPV Vaccine ID’d
Providing information on cancer prevention, avoiding expressing urgency increase parent confidence
Cervical Cancer Screening Rates ‘Unacceptably Low’
Just 64.6 percent of 30- to 65-year-old women up to date, but Pap-HPV cotesting has increased
