Copyright 2010 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/cervical_cancer/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3z2Rhttp://mnt.to/f/3z2RA vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer also may protect females from post-surgical recurrence of the disease, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yZFhttp://mnt.to/f/3yZFAnapol Schwartz attorneys Lawrence Cohan and Melissa Fry Hague recently filed two Gardasil vaccine complaints - one on behalf of a Kensington, Calif., family, whose 15-year old daughter died after suffering from severe adverse reactions, and another on behalf of a 19-year old Lapeer, Mich., woman, who has a chronic, autoimmune disorder...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3ySthttp://mnt.to/f/3yStThe Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the causative agent responsible for most cases of cervical cancer, but is also associated with several other types of cancer...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yJmhttp://mnt.to/f/3yJmThe Washington Post on Tuesday published a list of questions and answers from a Consumer Reports review of the safety and efficacy of Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine, Gardasil...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yHkhttp://mnt.to/f/3yHkmtm laboratories, a privately held diagnostics company announced the launch of CINtec® PLUS, the company's next generation cervical cancer screening product with unmatched accuracy for the screening and management for cervical cancer...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3ymwhttp://mnt.to/f/3ymwBoston University School of Medicine's (BUSM) researchers have found that sociodemographic characteristics are related to a patients' willingness to participate in cancer screenings. They found this was more important than both attitudinal barriers and medical facilitors. This study appears in the March issue of the Journal of the National Medical Association...Cancer / Oncology Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3ykwhttp://mnt.to/f/3ykwCytoCore Inc...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3ychhttp://mnt.to/f/3ychWomen older than age 40 are not likely to receive a substantial benefit from vaccination against the human papillomavirus, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the New York Times reports...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3y6whttp://mnt.to/f/3y6wResults of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pivotal clinical trial for the Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (GT) (Pink Sheets: GTHP) LightTouch™ Non-invasive Cervical Cancer Detection System are scheduled to be presented by five leading doctors at the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology biennial meeting, March 24 - 27, 2010, in Las Vegas...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3y4thttp://mnt.to/f/3y4tA survey released Monday of 150 breast cancer health educators and providers from 48 states and Washington, D.C., found that roughly one-fourth say their states have limited mammography services and other early detection programs for women younger than age 50 since the U.S...Breast Cancer Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xVHhttp://mnt.to/f/3xVH Several news outlets examine the latest reports out of this week's Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San Francisco. Researchers from the Maryland-based VIRxSYS Corporation on Thursday presented data on the outcomes of the company's HIV vaccine, VRX1023, from a recent trial carried out in monkeys, Reuters reports...HIV / AIDS Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xSLhttp://mnt.to/f/3xSLAfter testing dozens of samples from marine mammals, University of Florida aquatic animal health experts say dolphins may be the ideal model for the study of cervical cancer in people...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xQHhttp://mnt.to/f/3xQHRoche Molecular Systems, Inc. (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced that preliminary data from its ATHENA (Addressing THE Need for Advanced HPV Diagnostics) trial support the importance of screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes that put women at highest risk for developing cervical cancer. ATHENA is a prospective, double-blind, multi-centered, 47,000-patient, U.S...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xMrhttp://mnt.to/f/3xMrMerck's human papillomavirus vaccine, Gardasil, effectively prevented precancerous cervical lesions and genital warts in women ages 24 through 45, and it prevented anal cancer and precancerous anal lesions in young men who have sex with men, according to two studies released by the company on Wednesday, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xLmhttp://mnt.to/f/3xLmQuantRx® Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB:QTXB), an emerging leader in the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic products based on its patented technology platforms for the worldwide point-of-care healthcare industry, announced that its proprietary PadKit has been selected as the sample collection system by the UCLA School of Nursing for a comparative cyto...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xGzhttp://mnt.to/f/3xGzThe overall potential benefits of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations or frequent HPV screenings for women over the age of 41 are low, concludes a new study published online February 15 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The study found that the rate of new infections preventable by vaccination declines with age...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xG7http://mnt.to/f/3xG7Asserting that no one should die from cervical cancer, public health researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are leading a multi-state initiative to prevent or even eradicate the disease...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xDbhttp://mnt.to/f/3xDbPatients with head and neck cancer linked to high risk human papillomavirus, or HPV, have worse outcomes if they are current or former tobacco users, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. High-risk HPVs are the same viruses that are associated with cancers of the uterine cervix...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xBQhttp://mnt.to/f/3xBQHelix BioPharma Corp. (TSX, FSE: HBP; Pink Sheets: HXBPF) announced that the first ten patients that have been enrolled in its Phase II pharmacokinetic study of Topical Interferon Alpha-2b in patients with low-grade cervical lesions have completed the pharmacokinetic primary endpoint analyses with positive findings...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xtshttp://mnt.to/f/3xts Researchers at the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center, have published new findings that may lead to a new standard of care for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xqyhttp://mnt.to/f/3xqyInovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex: INO), a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced today additional interim safety and immunogenicity data from its therapeutic cervical cancer vaccine (VGX-3100) trial. VGX-3100 is a DNA vaccine targeting the E6 and E7 proteins of human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 and is delivered via in vivo electroporation...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xmjhttp://mnt.to/f/3xmjA parent's existing health habits or behaviors, like cigarette smoking, may influence the likelihood that they will have their daughters vaccinated against HPV...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xkmhttp://mnt.to/f/3xkmHigh-coverage human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations among adolescents and young women may result in a rapid reduction of genital warts, cervical cell abnormalities, and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, researchers report in a new study published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3xgDhttp://mnt.to/f/3xgDSen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) on Tuesday criticized Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) -- her opponent in the state's Republican gubernatorial primary -- over his executive order three years ago that would have required sixth-grade girls to receive vaccinations against the human papillomavirus, the AP/Dallas Morning News reports...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3x2Phttp://mnt.to/f/3x2P Cervical cancer is highly curable when caught early. But in a third of cases, the tumor responds poorly to therapy or recurs later, when cure is much less likely. Quicker identification of non-responding tumors may be possible using a new mathematical model developed by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine