Researchers from the University of Manchester, working with Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, have seen success in reversing high- and low-grade pre-cancerous disease of the cervix. Using the HIV antiviral drug lopinavir, a high proportion of women diagnosed with HPV positive high-grade disease returned to normal. Dr. Lynne Hampson, one of the researchers from the University of Manchester’s Institute of Cancer Sciences, notes that further work is needed, “but it looks as though this might be a potential treatment to ...
Dr. Oz recently had a short segment discussing HPV, and addresses whether or not cancer is a communicable disease. Discussion on HPV starts at around 00:25.
http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/best-and-worst-health-trends-2013?video_id=2928358091001
In response to a new IARC report, the Susan G. Komen Foundation said Thursday that the growing numbers of cancer worldwide deserve immediate attention from world leaders. Specifically, breast and cervical cancer incidence has been increasing rapidly, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, and Susan G. Komen Foundation urged global leaders to take action.
Read the full article here: http://ww5.komen.org/KomenNewsArticle.aspx?id=19327357400
Electronic Cervical Cancer Control (eC3), a cell phone-based cancer treatment program developed at the Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Zambia (CCPPZ) of the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), has been nominated for the 2013 Sustainia Award. The program has opened 25 clinics across Zambia, where it has screened more than 100,000 women and treated 20,000 pre-cancers and cancers since 2006.
Please vote for CIDRZ Electronic Cervical Cancer Control for the Sustainia Community Award! To vote, visit the Sustainia facebook page by ...
BMJ: The prophylactic human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are remarkable both for their efficacy against HPV infection and related diseases,1 and for their potential to prevent cervical cancer. Cervical cancer, which is caused by persistent infection with oncogenic HPV types, remains a cause of premature death in women around the world, most of whom have no access to secondary prevention through organised cervical screening programmes.2 The linked study by Arnheim-Dahlström and colleagues (doi:10.1136/bmj.f5906) provides a timely and ...
In May 2013, over 30 international partner organizations met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as part of the Global Forum on Cervical Cancer Prevention. The goals of the meeting were to encourage further support for the uptake of HPV vaccines, cervical cancer prevention and treatment programs and screening tools. Before and during the meeting, over 400 individuals and organizations signed the global call for universal access to cervical cancer prevention and spent the rest of the meeting discussing ...
American Cancer Society: Sally Cowal, a 1966 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed senior vice president, global health, for the American Cancer Society. “A former U.S. ambassador and U.S. Foreign Service officer, Sally brings a wealth of government, nonprofit, and health-related experience to her new role as head of our global health team,” notes Greg Bontrager, staff president & chief operating officer for ACS. Cowal will join the organization on September 16.
Cowal comes to ACS from Population Services International, where ...
The American Sexual Health Association (ASHA) is pleased to offer the HPV Toolkit, a resource for health care providers that gives an overview of HPV and cervical cancer screening,HPV vaccine recommendations, genital warts, and HPV-related cancers. It also offers suggested counseling messages for patients.The Toolkit is available in PDF format in both English and Spanish. Look around and learn more here!
July 24, 2013 | By Chanda Chimba, from Voices of America
Zambia has one of the highest cervical cancer rates in the world, with 90 out of every 100,000 women contracting the preventable disease. The government is now rolling out a program to vaccinate school girls against the Human Papilloma Virus – which causes cervical cancer. The Lusaka program is being quickly hailed as an early success.
Children attending a fourth-grade class at any primary school learned the country is Africa’s largest ...
Lesbian and bisexual women urged to come forward for HPV testing and not to take no for an answer from healthcare professionals 10 JUNE 2013 | BY RAKSHITA PATEL, from the UK’s Gay Star News
Lesbian and bisexual women are risking their lives because they are not being tested for cervical cancer – and often doctors even tell them they don’t need to be.
It’s one of the issues LGBT health experts want to highlight as Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust marks Cervical ...