Data shows it can prevent six types of cancer. But anti-vaccine activists, including U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

The vaccine is typically given in a series of two doses 6 to 12 months apart for kids or teenagers, and three doses over the ...

This survey investigates the knowledge, attitudes, and intentions of US Hispanic parents surrounding the HPV vaccine.

March 4th is HPV Awareness Day. HPV is an abbreviation for human papillomavirus. There are about 100 types of HPV viruses and ...

Share on Pinterest HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that affects both females and males and is linked to higher risks of various forms of cancer. SrdjanPav/Getty Images A recent CDC report ...

But the virus can also lead to warts and other malignancies ... can prevent about 90% of such cancers. But in the U.S., HPV vaccines continue to be among the most underutilized recommended ...

The HPV vaccine works very well in reducing your risk of getting the virus, according to the NHS. The main barrier to receiving it is a lack of public awareness of who is entitled to it and how to ...

In actuality, the infection can cause six types of cancers ... because most people have misunderstandings about HPV, about the vaccine and about who's at risk. What was concerning was that ...

Charette also decided to get the HPV vaccine, choosing to pay out of pocket to be immunized rather than risk another HPV infection or HPV-associated cancer. "The recommendation was to [get ...

but since 2019 the vaccine is also offered to all boys in Year 8 – protecting both boys and girls from several cancers caused by the HPV virus." Steve Russell, NHS England's national director ...

"We have a vaccine that has been shown to reduce the risk of HPV infection by up to 90%," Electra Paskett, a cancer control researcher with the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center ...