Copyright 2008 Medical News Today Latest Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/cervical_cancer/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124382.php This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Harald zur Hausen of Germany for establishing that human papilloma viruses (HPV) cause cervical cancer. He gets half of the prize, and the other half is shared by two French scientists, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier, for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124081.php Some of the CDC officials who supported a recommendation for young women in the U.S. to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine said they did not intend for it to lead to an immigration policy requiring young immigrant women to receive the vaccine, the Wall Street Journal reports (Jordan, Wall Street Journal, 10/1). Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124144.php The launch of the Women Against Cervical Cancer (WACC) Network, a new international network of voluntary organisations, institutions, NGOs and individuals committed to the fight against cervical cancer. Through educational initiatives aimed at health professionals and the general public, the WACC Network and its members will increase awareness of the causes of and preventative measures associated with cervical cancer. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123892.php CDC officials said they were unaware that the agency's recommendation for young women to receive Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil would lead to an immigration policy Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123661.php Some immigration and women's rights advocacy groups are claiming that a new requirement for female immigrants to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine is discriminatory, the Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123762.php An independent health researcher is calling on the government for more research into the possible side-effects of the cervical cancer vaccine that is currently being given to teenage girls throughout the country. Grace Filby, who won a Churchill Fellowship for her research into phage therapy, believes that not enough is known about the effects of the vaccine on children with pre-existing medical conditions and with weakened immune systems from their existing medication. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123631.php The risks and benefits of different cervical cancer prevention approaches may aid women to work with their physicians to implement the appropriate screening strategies, as analyzed by a model, reported in an article released on September 22, 2008 in Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Women in the United States have a 0.7% risk of experiencing cervical cancer at some point in their lives. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123538.php 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, the Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123209.php Cervical and lung cancer are more common in poor people while rates of breast cancer and melanoma are higher in the wealthy. A detailed analysis of the incidence of these four different kinds of cancer, carried out on more than 300,000 English cancer patients and published in the open access journal BMC Cancer, describes the effects of socioeconomic group, region and age. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123261.php The two HPV vaccines currently licensed for use in the UK were jointly awarded the coveted Prix Galien Medal for Innovation at a ceremony held on Wednesday evening in the Palace of Westminster, House of Commons. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123241.php Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (GT) (Pink Sheets: GTHP) today announced completion of its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pivotal clinical trial for its LightTouch TM non-invasive cervical cancer detection device. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/122678.php A new low-cost, rapid cervical cancer screening test, called careHPV, was 90% accurate in identifying women who have CIN2+, which includes moderate or severe cervical disease and cancer, according to a study published on Monday in the journal Lancet Oncology, the Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/122625.php Ikonisys, a leading provider of next-generation, cell-based diagnostic solutions, announced today the launch of its clinically-validated, novel cervical cancer test, oncoFISH® cervical. Used in conjunction with the company's proprietary CellOptics® platform, a robotic microscopy system, oncoFISH cervical provides the physician, while still adhering to current practice guidelines, with an assessment of risk of progression of low grade dysplasia to cancer of the cervix. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/122431.php A new HPV test developed by QIAGEN specifically for use in regions of the world with scarce resources is "substantially" more accurate in identifying women with cervical disease than the current methods (Pap testing and visual inspection) in these countries. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/122414.php Helix BioPharma announced that it has received the necessary regulatory approvals to open clinical sites in Germany to expand upon its clinical trial with Topical Interferon Alpha-2b in patients with ano-genital warts, which is presently underway in Sweden. "We are pleased to have received approval to open these additional clinical sites," said John Docherty, President of Helix BioPharma. Sexual Health / STDs Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/122268.php NPR's "Morning Edition" on Thursday examined how uneasiness among some parents about having their adolescent girls receive the human papillomavirus vaccine, which is recommended for girls ages 11 to 12, is contributing to low vaccination rates. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/122360.php The treatment of choice for patients with locally advanced cervix cancer is a combination of external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), concomitant chemotherapy and brachytherapy (BT). An image guided approach (IGBT) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is becoming state of the art for the BT component of this treatment . It increases the probability of cure and decreases side effects, due to dose escalation and organ sparing. Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/122361.php The purpose of this research was to evaluate the feasibility and toxicity of Positron emission tomography (PET) Image-Guided irradiation (IMRT) of FDG-PET positive pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes to 60 Gy in patients with carcinoma of the cervix. Patients with cervical cancer may have para-aortic node metastasis which occurs in 5-30% of patients depending on the clinical stage of their disease. Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/122353.php Results of a study to determine the accuracy of a new rapid screening test for HPV (human papillomavirus), created specifically for use in the developing world, have shown it to be 90% accurate in detecting precancerous cervical disease when tested on a group of women in Shanxi province, eastern China. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/122212.php New research released at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) 7th International Scientific Meeting in Montreal, has investigated awareness of the HPV vaccination programme amongst women including availability, effectiveness and whether they would recommend it to others. HPV is responsible for 70% of all cervical cancers. In the UK there are around 2800 new cases of cervical cancer each year and 1000 deaths. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121747.php The following is a summary of selected women's health-related blog entries.~ "Immigration authorities Add Gardasil to List of Required Vaccines," Feministing: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Monday Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121663.php The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is pleased to announce its partnership with ABC's Frosted Pink with a Twist, a unique television special that will bring together the 2008 US women's Olympic gymnasts with today's top music stars and a host of celebrities to raise awareness of cancers primarily affecting women. Women's Health / Gynecology Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121671.php The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of the vaccine Gardasil for the prevention of vaginal and vulvar cancer caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 in girls and women ages 9 to 26. These two HPV types cause 70 percent of cervical cancers, and are known to also cause some vulvar and vaginal cancers, but the percentages are not well defined. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121591.php FDA on Friday approved expanding the use of Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil to protect against cancers of the vagina and vulva, the AP/MSNBC.com reports (AP/MSNBC.com, 9/12). According to an FDA Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121491.php The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Merck's cervical vaccine Gardasil for protecting against vaginal and vulvar cancers caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 in girls and women aged from 9 to 26. The agency announced its decision to the press on Friday 12th September, in a FDA News page on its website. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine