Not Just Cervical Cancer Prevention In Women, HPV Vaccine Is Important For Men Too
While it has been identified that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is important for women's health, experts points out why men should also be administered the vaccine.
Jan 24, 2024, 15:44 PM IST
EXCLUSIVE: India's first cervical cancer vaccine - What causes cervical cancer, who can take vaccine & when
Cervical cancer vaccine in India: With India's first indigenously developed quadrivalent HPV vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer set to hit the market, experts talk about the importance of the vaccine
Sep 01, 2022, 14:47 PM IST
HeLa Cells: Cells of a Black woman who died of Cancer 70 years ago, still saves millions of lives!
Body cells of an African American woman Henrieta Lacks, who died of cervical cancer in October 1951 have been responsible for multiple life saving medical breakthroughs like polio vaccine, HPV vaccine and even COVID-19 vaccine.
Oct 19, 2021, 12:37 PM IST
HPV vaccine could reduce Pap tests in a lifetime
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women living in less developed regions with an estimated 445,000 new cases in 2012 (84 per cent of the new cases worldwide), according to the World Health Organisation.
Nov 12, 2017, 12:40 PM IST
New, improved HPV vaccine could prevent 90 percent cervical cancers
The sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV, infections cause global disease, including an estimated 266,000 deaths from cervical cancer worldwide in 2012, according to the World Health Organisation.
Sep 07, 2017, 15:53 PM IST
