#HPV vaccine

A pilot program is assessing whether self-testing for the cancer-causing virus can reach women who otherwise might not get screened.

Dozens of types of HPV can live in the human genital tract, which can increase a women’s risk of acquiring HIV.

A majority people with oral and throat cancer tested positive for DNA from high-risk HPV types in their saliva.

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Teens can receive the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine at the same time as their COVID-19 vaccine.

The vaccine protects against nine types of human papillomavirus, including those that cause cervical and anal cancer.

Study suggests HIV-positive women could start cervical cancer screening at age 21.

However, other malignancies caused by human papillomavirus, including anal and oral cancers, are on the rise.

While researchers try to figure out whether treating early anal tissue changes can prevent cancer, some are investigating treatments.

Mutations can affect how viruses behave and how well drugs and vaccines work.

A recent study analyzed immune responses to the HPV vaccine among HIV-positive youths 7 to 20 years old.

Compared with unvaccinated women, the risk among women vaccinated before age 17 dropped by almost 90%.

Human papillomavirus, which causes genital warts and various cancers, is preventable with a vaccine.

Oral STIs include chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes simplex and human papillomavirus.