http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. High-coverage human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations among adolescents and young women may result in a rapid reduction of genital warts, cervical cell abnormalities, and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, researchers report in a new study published online February 5 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Some of these genital abnormalities are precursors of cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancers. http://phys.org/news184614253.html Medicine & Health Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:44:47 EST news184614253 (AP) -- About 40 percent of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infections, experts say. http://phys.org/news184419465.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:38:04 EST news184419465 Cervical cancer is highly curable when caught early. But in a third of cases, the tumor responds poorly to therapy or recurs later, when cure is much less likely. http://phys.org/news183986892.html Medicine & Health Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:31:53 EST news183986892 Combining drugs and radiotherapy improves the survival chances of women receiving treatment for cervical cancer. These are the conclusions of Cochrane Researchers who carried out the most comprehensive study of the effects of combined drug and radiotherapy in cervical cancer treatment to date. http://phys.org/news183186678.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:50:02 EST news183186678 Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing prevents more invasive cervical cancer compared to cytology screening alone by detecting persistent high-grade lesions (which lead to cervical cancer) at an earlier time. As such, HPV testing should become the primary screening tool for women aged 35 years or older at longer screening intervals, with cytology reserved for triage of women who test positive for HPV, concludes an Article published Online First in The Lancet Oncology. http://phys.org/news183049902.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:30:01 EST news183049902 (PhysOrg.com) -- New research conducted by the Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School concludes that people’s cultural values influence how risky they perceive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to be and thus, their views on whether or not the vaccine should be mandatory for elementary school girls. http://phys.org/news182625279.html Other Sciences Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:50:01 EST news182625279 Johns Hopkins University researchers have created biodegradable nanosized particles that can easily slip through the body's sticky and viscous mucus secretions to deliver a sustained-release medication cargo. http://phys.org/news181824459.html Nanotechnology Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:48:20 EST news181824459 In the 1980s, Harald zur Hausen and his co-workers discovered that specific types of human papillomavirus (HPV) cause cervical cancer. Scientists soon found out how these pathogens cause cells to degenerate. It is known today that the main culprits are viral proteins E6 and E7. Both proteins switch off different cellular control functions, thus promoting cell growth. http://phys.org/news179066964.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:10:02 EST news179066964 (AP) -- Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. http://phys.org/news177920735.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:40:04 EST news177920735 Cervical cancer patients with specific changes in the cancer genome have a three- or fourfold increased risk of relapse after standard treatment compared to patients without these changes, according to a study by Norwegian researchers published November 13 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. The research suggests that specific genetic changes are crucial steps in the progression of the disease towards an aggressive and treatment-resistant state. http://phys.org/news177315445.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:00:01 EST news177315445 Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing with cytology triage is more sensitive than conventional cytology screening for detecting cervical lesions, according to a new study published online November 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Cytology triage in HPV-positive women can improve specificity. http://phys.org/news177059142.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:10:02 EST news177059142 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis. http://phys.org/news177008338.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:10:02 EST news177008338 The Asian continent has nearly four billion people living in 47 different countries, and each of these groups has their own unique set of health issues. But when they come to the United States, they're often lumped into one large demographic: "Asian/Pacific Islander." http://phys.org/news176100439.html Medicine & Health Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:10:01 EST news176100439 A Dutch study that included nearly 90,000 women finds that liquid-based cytology, a commonly used alternative to conventional Pap tests, is not superior to Pap tests for the detection of cervical cancer precursors or cancer, according to a study in the October 28 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news175885287.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:20:01 EST news175885287 (AP) -- A second kind of vaccine against cervical cancer may be added to the recommended list for girls and young women after a federal advisory panel voted Wednesday to support it. http://phys.org/news175339571.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:10:01 EST news175339571 Although a wide spectrum of human papillomavirus is seen across the population of India, HPV-16 and HPV-18 are the most common types and a vaccination targeting these types could eliminate 75 percent of the cervical cancers in the region, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research Meeting. http://phys.org/news174481004.html Medicine & Health Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:57:10 EST news174481004 Persistent infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus, is known to be a cause of cervical cancer. Current guidelines prioritize HPV vaccination of pre-adolescent girls, which has been shown to be cost-effective in previous studies, but the value of vaccinating boys in the United States has been unclear. In a new study, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that if vaccine coverage and efficacy are high in girls, a universal recommendation to vaccinate young boys is unlikely to provide comparatively good value for resources, compared with vaccinating girls only. http://phys.org/news174286325.html Medicine & Health Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:30:01 EST news174286325 (AP) -- A British health official said Tuesday that the sudden death of 14-year-old girl was very unlikely to have been caused by the vaccine she was given hours before she died. http://phys.org/news173465145.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:45:22 EST news173465145 British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline said Tuesday it was working with health authorities here probing the death of a schoolgirl following a cervical cancer vaccination. http://phys.org/news173428319.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:50:01 EST news173428319 (AP) -- Some doctors tell patients they have "stage zero" breast cancer. Others call it a precancer. http://phys.org/news173036808.html Medicine & Health Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:50:02 EST news173036808 Mounting evidence indicates that prostate cancer is an infectious disease caused by a recently identified virus. http://phys.org/news172482392.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:50:01 EST news172482392 (AP) -- A new government report shows one in three teenage girls have rolled up their sleeves for a relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, but vaccination rates vary dramatically between states. http://phys.org/news172413295.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:50:04 EST news172413295 (PhysOrg.com) -- Science has sought the “cause” of cancer for decades, and in the case of cervical cancer, the cause has been found. The cervix is the opening to the womb that is situated at the upper end of the vagina. Until recently the best approach to cervical cancer was to detect it early with a Pap test performed during a gynecologic examination. While the occurrence of advanced cervical cancer has dropped through widespread use of the Pap test, there are many women in the United States and millions worldwide who do not get or have access to Pap tests. This year in the United States, about 12,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. Almost 4,000 will die of the disease, which is easily detectable and easily cured, if found early. http://phys.org/news172335378.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:57:49 EST news172335378 (AP) -- Drugmaker Merck likely will face U.S. competition for its vaccine Gardasil, after federal experts recommended rival GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix also be approved to prevent the virus that causes most cervical cancers. http://phys.org/news171743398.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:50:03 EST news171743398 (AP) -- Merck's blockbuster vaccine Gardasil, which is already used to prevent cervical cancer in women, also stops viruses that cause genital warts in men, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. http://phys.org/news171289613.html Medicine & Health Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:00:04 EST news171289613 (AP) -- A vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline successfully blocks the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. http://phys.org/news171289470.html Medicine & Health Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:26:10 EST news171289470 Vaccinating women against the human papillomavirus (HPV) may prevent some forms of breast cancer and save tens of thousands of lives each year, new Australian research suggests. http://phys.org/news171194323.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:59:30 EST news171194323 Less than half of Ontario women with abnormal Pap tests receive recommended and potentially life-saving follow-up care, according to a new women's health study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). What's more, low-income women are less likely to be screened for cancer compared to their high-income counterparts. http://phys.org/news169963286.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:06:11 EST news169963286 Britain has seen an "alarming" growth in oral cancer rates for people in their 40s, largely due to rising alcohol consumption, a leading British charity warned Tuesday. http://phys.org/news169202780.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:10:02 EST news169202780 (AP) -- The World Health Organization has approved a second cervical cancer vaccine, this one made by GlaxoSmithKline, meaning U.N. agencies and partners can now officially buy millions of doses of the vaccine for poor countries worldwide. http://phys.org/news166346167.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:16:43 EST news166346167