What is HPV

More Minnesota teens getting HPV vaccines, still work to do KSTP The CDC released new data this week showing more Minnesota teens are getting HPV vaccines. The Minnesota chapter of the American Cancer Society and ...

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CenCal Health Wins American Cancer Society Grant to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates - Santa Barbara Edhat

January 28, 2019

CenCal Health Wins American Cancer Society Grant to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates Santa Barbara Edhat Source: CenCal Health. CenCal Health recently received a Collaborative Cancer Control Project Grant from the American Cancer Society to improve vaccination ...

A Review on the Use of the HPV Vaccine in the Prevention of Cervical Cancer - Cureus

September 04, 2022

The human papillomavirus (HPV) belongs to the Papillomaviridiae family and is a DNA virus most commonly implicated in causing sexually transmitted diseases. Until now, more than 40 HPV subtypes have been isolated that have the potential to cause infection in the genital areas of both genders. Different subtypes of the human papillomavirus affect different areas of our body. But among all the subtypes, a total of only 15 human papillomavirus subtypes are related to the development of cervical cancer. Among the subtypes causing cervical cancer, the HPV 16 genotype accounts for the causative organism in 70% of cases [1]. Risk factors for HPV The contribution of risk factors like alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, exposure to the sun, and other radiation for a prolonged period to the causation of cancer is well-documented. But the general public is less aware that a significant amount of the world's cancer burden is linked to infectious diseases [2]. Epidemiological studies ...