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24 Jan 2024

Not Just Cervical Cancer Prevention In Women, HPV Vaccine Crucial For Men Too

HPV vaccination for males is not just an option, but a crucial public health intervention While a vaccinated man may still carry the virus, the HPV vaccine significantly reduces the viral load in their body The HPV vaccine can shield men from two potentially life-threatening diseases: oropharyngeal cancer (cancer of the throat) and penile cancer

cervical vaccine

01 Sep 2022

India's 1st Cervical cancer vaccine - What causes it, who can take vaccine?

Cervical cancer is caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Among other things, it can also lead to cancer of head and neck and should be taken by boys/men too According to some reports, cervical cancer in India ranks as the second most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age

Henrietta Lacks

19 Oct 2021

Cells of a woman who died of Cancer 70 yrs ago, still saves millions of lives

Henrietta Lacks cells are known as 'HeLa' cells and were the first cells to be ever cloned HeLa cells have been used in over 75,000 vital medical research studies

12 Nov 2017

HPV vaccine could reduce Pap tests in a lifetime

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women living in less developed regions with an estimated 445,000 new cases in 2012 (84 per cent of the new cases worldwide), according to the World Health Organisation.

07 Sep 2017

New, improved HPV vaccine could prevent 90 percent cervical cancers

The sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV, infections cause global disease, including an estimated 266,000 deaths from cervical cancer worldwide in 2012, according to the World Health Organisation.

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