It targets four strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) -- HPV-6, 11, 16, and 18. HPV-16 and HPV-18 account for about 70% of all cervical cancers. HPV-6 and -11 cause about 90% of genital warts.

The phase III, randomized, controlled Papilloma Trial Against Cancer in Young Adults (PATRICIA) showed that the HPV-16/18 vaccine has enhanced immunogenicity when aluminium hydroxide and ...

There are many cancer-causing types of HPV; types 16 and 18 cause 70 percent of cases of cervical cancer, while types 6 and 11 cause 90 percent of cases of genital warts. The Gardasil® vaccine—called ...

NEW DELHI: Age at HPV vaccination up to 18 years has little impact on the durability of immune response, a study published in the journal Human Vaccines and Immuno-therapeutics (HVI) has claimed.

The strains most commonly linked to head and neck cancer are HPV 16 and, less often, HPV 18. Thankfully, for most people, including those with high-risk HPV, the body will get rid of the infection on ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — Did you know the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) ...

The HPV vaccine routinely offered to teenage girls in the UK is safe and protects against a virus that can cause cancer of the cervix, an independent review has found. The analysis by the Cochrane ...

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TheraVectys, a biotechnology company that designs and develops lentiviral vector-based vaccines and immunotherapies against infectious agents and cancers, announces that ...

The FDA has approved two new self-collection HPV tests as an option for cervical cancer screening in a health care setting.

In 2016, like many single parents, Gilma P. was juggling a hectic work life and caring for her teenage daughter when she learned she had HPV-related cervical cancer after an abnormal Pap smear. "I was ...