Offer Clear Guidelines to Women About HPV Testing

The yearly Pap test has been one that offers women protection against cervical cancer. All this changed after 2003, when a test for human papillomavirus, the cause of most cervical cancer, was approved.

With this HPV test, it is not necessary for women to get Pap tests as often.

Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rates Alarmingly Low in South
For the human papillomavirus vaccine series, initiation and completion rates are significantly lower in the South than any other geographic region.

Surprisingly, only 39% of clinicians in five Michigan clinics ordered HPV tests for women during a checkup.

Further, many doctors performed annual Pap tests even though it can done once in five years for women who tested free of HPV. What is worse, some Doctors were found to be prescribing annual Pap tests and HPV tests.

This study analyzed the experiences of 833 women between the ages of 30 and 65 , who had sought advice from five Michigan family medicine clinics from 2008 to 2011.

Research Reveals Rx Target for Human Papillomavirus and Hepatitis C Virus
For the first time a team of scientists at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans reveals new discoveries.

The study found that less than 50% of clinicians had ordered HPV tests. Infact, some of the experts suggested that women repeat both the Pap and HPV test annually.

Presently, Pap tests are recommended every three years for women in their 20s. Women aged 30 and above who do not undergo HPV/Pap combo are advised to get a Pap test every three years.

Human Papillomavirus Linked to Oesophageal Cancer
According to research led by University of New South Wales (UNSW) academics, the human papillomavirus (HPV) triples the risk of people developing yet another cancer, oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).

Source-Medindia

One Third of Throat Cancer Cases Linked to Human Papillomavirus
A study has suggested that one third of people suffering from throat cancer are infected with a form of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV).