HPV Vaccine News

Kansas Breast And Cervical Cancer Screening Program For Low-Income, Uninsured Women Runs Out Of Funding

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:00:07 GMT

The Kansas Early Detection Works program, which provides uninsured low-income women in the state with breast and cervical cancer screenings at no cost, has depleted its operating funds and will delay almost all cancer screenings until July 1, the Wichita Eagle reports.

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Gen-Probe Launches In Europe CE-Marked APTIMA R HPV Assay For Detection Of Human Papillomavirus

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:00:05 GMT

Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO) announced that the Company has launched in Europe its APTIMA(R) HPV Assay, a highly specific molecular diagnostic test to detect high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer.

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Safety Concerns Over Merck's HPV Vaccine Gardasil Unfounded, CDC Officials Say

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:00:04 GMT

Safety concerns over Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil are unfounded, and reports of serious adverse events are unrelated to the vaccine, CDC officials recently said, the Dallas Morning News reports.

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Cervarix trade;, GSK's Cervical Cancer Vaccine, Wins Tender For UK National Immunisation Programme

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:00:03 GMT

GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) cervical cancer vaccine, Cervarix TM, was confirmed as the UK Department of Health's vaccine of choice for its national human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme.

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Are U.S. Mothers Ready To Vaccinate Their Daughters Against HPV?

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:00:13 GMT

Certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) are sexually transmitted and can cause cervical cancer and genital warts.

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New Zealand Prime Minister Announces Funding For New HPV Vaccine Program

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:00:12 GMT

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark on Friday announced a new program that will provide about $128 million over five years to vaccinate girls ages 12 to 18 against cervical cancer, the New Zealand Herald reports.

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Mothers More Willing To Have Older Daughters Vaccinated Against HPV, Study Finds

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:00:12 GMT

Although CDC recommends that girls receive the human papillomavirus vaccine at age 11 or 12 to protect against cervical cancer before the onset of sexual activity, mothers of girls under age 13 are less willing to have their daughters vaccinated than mothers of older girls, a new study has found, the.

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31 Million Dollars Allocated To National Breast And Ovarian Cancer Centre To Improve Access To Breast Prostheses, Australia

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:00:11 GMT

National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre has welcomed an additional $31 million funding over five years from the Australian Government to allow all Australian women who have had a mastectomy as a result of breast cancer to access external prostheses.

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HPV Testing Offers Women Protection For Twice As Long As Smear Testing

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:00:10 GMT

The long term findings of a study carried out at Hammersmith hospital reveal that testing for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) can be twice as effective at protecting women from developing cervical abnormalities as smear testing.

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Cervarix TM Provides Longest Duration Of Sustained Neutralising Antibodies Reported For Any Vaccine Against HPV 16 And 18 Date

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:00:09 GMT

New data from an extended follow-up study show that CervarixTM generates sustained high levels of neutralising antibodies against the two most common cervical cancer-causing virus types for up to 6.

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