US teenagers aren’t getting vaccinated against HPV at the same pace as before the Covid pandemic, a trend that could imperil efforts to control a common cause of cervical and other cancers. Immunization rates have stagnated for kids aged 13 to 17 for the past two years, according to data that the Centers for Disease …
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation on Wednesday called on the countries in its South-East Asia Region to accelerate action to protect all children with lifesaving vaccines being offered under the childhood immunisation programme, focusing on those who have missed all or some doses, and protect all adolescent girls from cervical cancer. “We should aim …
Global male cancer cases are expected to surge by 84%, rising from 10.3 million in 2022 to 19 million by 2050, as per a new study. Cancer-related deaths among men are also predicted to nearly double, increasing by 93% from 5.4 million in 2022 to 10.5 million in 2050. Researchers analyzed 30 cancer types, using …
Dr Kalvakuntla Sanjay referred to data which showed that mortality rate for cervical cancer had increased from 948 in 2014 to 1,202 in 2023. (News18) Dr Kalvakuntla Sanjay said the state already has the infrastructure needed to carry out such programmes which would help bring down cancer cases in future generations Cervical cancer is the …
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) health department’s plan to vaccinate adolescent girls against cervical cancer has been stalled due to a delay in obtaining permissions from the state health department. Despite proactive measures and reminders, the civic body’s initiative remains in limbo for over six months. The HPV vaccine has proven to be effective …
Strong reproductive health is essential for societal advancement because it connects individual well-being with social growth. However, cervical cancer remains a significant health challenge for the reproductive health of Indian women, being the second leading cause of cancer among women in the country and the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. The impact of …
Cervical cancer ranks as the second most prevalent cancer in India despite being largely preventable. (Image for representation: Getty) As per findings, globally cervical cancer is the fourth commonest cancer found amongst women. Cervical cancer is the cancer affecting the lower part of a women’s womb which is called Cervix. When the healthy cervical cells …
Updated Jun 14, 2024, 23:59 IST A recent study says that HPV-based screening can help to eliminate cervical cancer in British Columbia. HPV is a common virus that affects nearly 80% of sexually active people at some point in their lives. Usually, the immune system fights off the disease, however, in certain cases, the immune …
India, the world’s most populated country has over 510 million women aged 15 years and older who are at risk of developing cervical cancer. Cervical cancer ranks as the second most frequent cancer among women in India and also the second most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age. About 5.0% …
The human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine is cutting cases of cervical cancer right across the socio-economic spectrum, with most cases being prevented in more deprived groups, according to a major study funded by Cancer Research UK. Until now, there had been concerns that the HPV vaccine could have an unequal impact across society. After carrying …