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  • April 2008

    • HPV Linked With Lung Cancer, But Many Still Fight Vaccine

      ABC News  |  Apr 28, 08 3:33 PM CDT

      HPV Linked With Lung Cancer, But Many Still Fight Vaccine

      (Newser) - The human papillomavirus, or HPV, has been linked to increased risk of lung cancer, but conservatives are standing firm in opposition to the new vaccine. Parents and activists charge that Gardasil encourages promiscuous sex, ABC News reports. "If you give kids the vaccine, you're giving them a license to go have sex," insists the head of an abstinence advocacy group. More »

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      lung cancer  • sex education  • cervical cancer  • HPV  • Gardasil

  • March 2008

    • One-Quarter of Teen Girls Have STDs

      Associated Press  |  Mar 11, 08 4:00 PM CDT

      One-Quarter of Teen Girls Have STDs

      (Newser) - At least one in four teen girls in the US—that's over three million people—has a sexually transmitted disease, a new CDC study shows. By far the most common infection is the human papillomavirus, which can cause cervical cancer, the AP reports. An STD expert calls the new figures "clear signs that we must continue developing ways to reach those most at risk." More »

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      teenagers  • CDC  • STD  • cervical cancer  • HPV  • teen health

  • January 2008

    • HPV Shot Extra Painful, Say Patients

      Associated Press  |  Jan 4, 08 3:54 AM CST

      HPV Shot Extra Painful, Say Patients

      (Newser) - Recipients of the new HPV vaccine are reporting that it's more painful than regular vaccines because not only does the needle hurt, but the vaccine itself stings as it's injected. Doctors have reported teenage girls fainting when getting the shot of Gardasil, although that may be in part because teenagers are more prone to fainting after injections than other age groups. More »

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      teenagers  • virus  • vaccines  • cervical cancer  • HPV  • Gardasil  • needles

  • November 2007

    • Pill Use Boosts Cervical Cancer Risk Slightly

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 9, 07 1:26 PM CST

      Pill Use Boosts Cervical Cancer Risk Slightly

      (Newser) - A woman's risk of cervical cancer doubles after 10 years on birth control pills, a new study shows, but the risk begins to return to normal immediately after she stops taking them, the LA Times reports. The new research shows that the increase is both minor and "outweighed by reduced risks for ovarian and womb cancer," says the study leader. More »

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      cervical cancer  • HPV  • birth control pill

  • October 2007

    • Study: HPV Test Better Than Pap Smear

      USA Today  |  Oct 18, 07 5:11 AM CDT

      Study: HPV Test Better Than Pap Smear

      (Newser) - Women over 30 might be better off getting an HPV test than a pap smear to fight the battle against cervical cancer, a new study concludes. Researchers found that the HPV test caught 94% of cervical pre-cancers, versus the pap smear's 55% success rate. Worries that the more sensitive HPV test would return a high rate of false positives proved largely unfounded—both tests were about the same. More »

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      women's health  • cervical cancer  • HPV

  • September 2007

    • Study Links Certain Cancers to Divorce

      Reuters  |  Sep 27, 07 3:50 PM CDT

      Study Links Certain Cancers to Divorce

      (Newser) - A recent study finds the presence of either testicular or cervical cancer in one partner heightens the risk of divorce, Reuters reports. With most forms of cancer, the unaffected spouse is statistically likely to support his or her partner; however, women with cervical cancer are nearly 70% more likely to get divorced, and men with testicular cancer 34% more likely. More »

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      divorce  • cervical cancer  • testicular cancer

  • July 2007
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  • April 2007

    • Vaccine May Not Prevent Cervical Cancer

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 16, 07 8:43 AM CDT

      Vaccine May Not Prevent Cervical Cancer

      (Newser) - Pharma behemoth Merck is defending what it touted as a miracle cervical-cancer vaccine against charges of ineffectiveness. Merck lobbied states to mandate Gardasil for young girls—Texas and Virginia did—and got a glowing endorsement from the CDC. But new studies show that it works only to prevent sexually-transmitted HPV, a cause of cancerous cervical growths, not the cancer itself. More »

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      health  • cancer  • pharmaceutical companies  • Merck  • vaccine  • CDC  • STD  • cervical cancer  • pharma  • HPV  • cancer vaccine  • Gardasil

  • March 2007

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