Coinciding with Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, researchers at St George’s are working on a field study to fine-tune an exciting new method of human papilloma virus testing that could revolutionise care for women in low and middle income countries. Credit: St. George’s University of London The research team have partnered with molecular diagnostics firm QuantuMDx...
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Catch-up HPV vaccine effective for women aged up to 20 years, US study suggests
US study confirms effectiveness of quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in women aged up to 20 years who receive all three doses, but more research is needed in women aged 21-26 years. Electron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domain For women aged 14-20 years, catch-up HPV...
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New study finds improved vaccine that protects against nine types of HPV is highly effective
Electron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide, with almost 300,000 deaths occurring each year. More than 80 percent of these deaths occur in developing nations. The advent of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines has significantly...