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No, the HPV Vaccine Does Not Lead to Riskier Sexual Behaviors in Girls

Antonio Jimeno, MD, PhD, led research studying a cell squeezing process used to treat a subtype of HPV16-driven head and neck cancer.

Andy Taylor, Tim Commerford, Jamie Raskin and Martina Navratilova make cancer headlines.

ACS launches initiative to address prostate cancer resurgence and racial disparities.

The tennis star’s HPV-related throat cancer could be related to her previous breast cancer, says Jessica McDermott, MD.

“This double whammy is serious but still fixable,” said tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who was treated for breast cancer in 2010.

Black and Latino men with HPV-associated throat cancer experience worse outcomes—including higher death rates—than white men.

A partnership to prevent human papillomavirus cancers maintained and even grew HPV vaccination rates for 9- to 13-year-olds.

Certain types of human papillomavirus cause almost all cases of cervical cancer.

A pilot program is assessing whether self-testing for the cancer-causing virus can reach women who otherwise might not get screened.

The Gardasil 9 vaccine protects against nine types of HPV.

Groups sign letter detailing urgent need to regain lost ground on prevention and early detection and to accelerate cancer research.

Data between 2005 and 2019 reveal the decline in cervical screenings—and the most common reasons women listed for not receiving them.

A look back at some of the most important science and treatment news Cancer Health covered this year.

Early vaccination reduces the risk of cervical cancer by nearly 90%, but many young people remain unprotected.

A majority people with oral and throat cancer tested positive for DNA from high-risk HPV types in their saliva.