Cervical cancer is mostly related to human papillomavirus (HPV), and screening has made this cancer preventable. Yet, it is estimated that over 14,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year and more than 4,000 deaths will be attributed to cervical cancer.
India will soon introduce the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem, said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for South-East Asia.
Approximately 16 billion vaccine doses, worth USD 141 billion, were supplied in 2021, almost three times the 2019 market volume (5.8 billion) and nearly three-and-a-half times the 2019 market value (USD 38 billion). The increase was primarily driven by COVID-19 vaccines, showing the incredib
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): The production of India's first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) "CERVAVAC" vaccine, for the prevention of cervical cancer, by the Serum Institute of India will start in the first quarter of 2023 which got delayed due to C
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Cervical cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women globally according to World Health Organization (WHO). India accounts for one-fifth (1/5th) of the global burden of the disease. Every year in India, approximatel
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): A bizarre yet groundbreaking development has now been found in the research for throat cancer. The main risk factors for developing throat cancer had majorly been smoking and alcohol. But research in recent years has established that throat cancer has a cl
Houston [US], June 22 (ANI): A recent study by researchers of UTHealth Houston discovered that using mushroom extract daily helps the immune system in clearing human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI/PNN): Nidarshana Gowani and her trust Ankibai Ghamandiram Gowani Trust organized a free HPV vaccination drive for girls and women at R A Poddar Hospital in Mumbai on the National Vaccination Day.
Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): University of California, Los Angeles researchers add monoclonal antibody to target oropharyngeal cancer in HPV-positive patients with KRAS gene variant.
Mumbai [Maharashtra], September 29 (ANI): MSD Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday announce the launch of India's first gender-neutral Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to help reduce HPV-related disease burden in the country.
Brisbane [Australia], August 1 (ANI): Discovery of new cellular immunotherapy that targets a deadly type of head and neck cancer, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), could lead to better survival rates, said Queensland scientists.
Brisbane [Australia], July 28 (ANI): Queensland scientists say the discovery of new cellular immunotherapy that targets a deadly type of head and neck cancer, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), could lead to better survival rates.