WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) — The annual Pap smear may soon be a thing of the past, since new guidelines issued Wednesday say that most women need the cervical-cancer screening only once every three years. In its first update … Continue reading
To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how. install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now.Then come back here and refresh the page. A leading pediatric organization is the latest to recommend HPV vaccinations for boys. The … Continue reading
To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how. install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now.Then come back here and refresh the page. A leading pediatric organization is the latest to recommend HPV vaccinations for boys. The … Continue reading
The vaccine that protects against a sexually transmitted, human papilloma virus, should be routinely recommended to boys ages 11 and 12, a government advisory committee said Tuesday. The HPV vaccine is already advised for routine use in girls ages 11 … Continue reading
ATLANTA – A government panel wants young boys as well as girls to get the controversial HPV vaccine, in part to prevent them from spreading the sexually transmitted virus to girls. The HPV vaccine has been recommended for young girls … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government-backed medical panel on Wednesday took a cautious view of a new generation of cervical cancer tests, discouraging women under the age of 30 to screen for human papillomavirus as a way to prevent cancer. … Continue reading
A key federal advisory panel on Wednesday said it will not endorse HPV screening for cervical cancer and favors giving Pap tests only every three years in women between ages 21 and 65. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said … Continue reading