GARDASIL(R) honoured with a Prix Galien Dec 11, 2008
In clinical trials, the HPV vaccine was proven 96 to 100 per cent effective at preventing infections from the four HPV types that cause 90 per cent of all cases of genital warts, 70 per cent of all cervical cancers and 55-72 per cent of vulvar and vaginal cancers. GARDASIL is indicated for females between nine and 26 years of age for the prevention of cervical cancer, vulvar cancer, vaginal cancer, precancerous lesions and genital warts caused by the four vaccine HPV types (6, 11, 16 and 18). (Canada Newswire)
New study on males shows GARDASIL(R) reduced HPV-related diseases Nov 13, 2008
It was approved in Canada in 2006 for females nine through 26 years of age for the prevention of cervical cancer, vulvar cancer, vaginal cancer, their precancerous lesions and genital warts caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. The HPV vaccine reduced external genital lesions in males by 90 per cent This placebo-controlled study was designed to determine the efficacy of the HPV vaccine in males against HPV 6/11/16/18-related external genital lesions, a composite endpoint that included: 1)... (Canada Newswire)
LSUHSC public health contributes to estimate of HPV-related cancers Nov 12, 2008
The papers on which the LSUHSC public health faculty are co-authors are Incidence of in situ and invasive vulvar cancer in the US, 1998-2003 (p 2865-2872), Descriptive epidemiology of vaginal cancer incidence and survival by race, ethnicity, and age in the United States (p 2873-2882), Understanding the burden of human papillomavirus-associated anal cancers in the US (p 2892-2900), Burden of potentially human papillomavirus-associated cancers of the oropharynx and oral cavity in the US, 1998-2003... (EurekAlert!)
Cervical cancer vaccine's use expanded by FDA Sep 16, 2008
There is now strong evidence showing that this vaccine can help prevent vulvar and vaginal cancers due to the same virus for which it also helps protect against cervical cancer, said Dr. Jesse Goodman, director of the FDA center that oversees vaccines ... The government estimates that there are 3,460 new cases of vulvar cancer and 2,210 new cases of vaginal cancer each year. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Merck vaccine wins OK for vaginal cancer Sep 13, 2008
"There is now strong evidence showing that this vaccine can help prevent vulvar and vaginal cancers due to the same viruses for which it also helps protect against cervical cancer," said Jesse Goodman, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. The genetically engineered, or recombinant, vaccine is effective against four strains of the human papilloma virus, which is passed through sexual contact and causes genital warts and most cases of cervical cancer. (Scientific American)
Advanced Cancer Therapeutics licenses technology to develop HPV vaccine Jul 25, 2008
HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that is the leading cause of cervical, anal and vaginal cancer. According to the , about 20 million people in the United States have the disease. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Prenatal Exposure to Smoking May Affect Menopause Apr 22, 2008
To investigate, the researchers used data from a study begun in 1975 to study the effects of prenatal exposure to DES, an oral estrogen that was once prescribed to prevent miscarriages but was later found to be linked to a rare vaginal cancer in young women whose mothers used the hormone. Strohsnitter's team focused on 4,025 study participants who were followed through 2001 and had complete information on their mothers' smoking habits. (MEDLINEplus)
Report: girls fainting after painful HPV vaccination Jan 6, 2008
Gardasil is the first vaccine approved specifically to target the human papilloma virus, or HPV, which causes cervical and vaginal cancer. The Food and Drug Administration approved it for girls ages 9 to 26. (Xinhuanet, China)
Girls report pain from Gardasil shot Jan 5, 2008
The Gardasil vaccine is touted as an important new protection against a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical and vaginal cancer. In recent months, experts have noted reports of pain and fainting from the shot. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
A healing life: Louise Hay to appear in Encinitas to introduce DVD about career Jan 4, 2008
In the 1970s, Hay said she was diagnosed with vaginal cancer and was healed in part because of a regimen that included self-affirmations. In the documentary, Hay said "one of the mental causes of cancer is deep resentment that is held very strong until it literally eats away at your body.". (North County Times)
Precancerous Lesions Raise Cervical Cancer Risk Oct 30, 2007
Saslow added, however, that even though these women continue to be at risk for developing cervical or vaginal cancer, the risk is low ... The researchers found 881 women had developed cervical cancer, and 111 had developed vaginal cancer more than one year after the initial diagnosis. (MEDLINEplus)
Women Still Face Cancer Risk 25 Years After Treatment Oct 29, 2007
They found that 881 women had developed cervical cancer and 111 women had vaginal cancer more than one year after the CIS diagnosis ... The observed number of cases of women who developed vaginal cancer was almost seven times higher than expected. (Science Daily)
Some face long-term cervical cancer risk Oct 27, 2007
LONDON - Women treated for pre-cancerous lesions are at increased risk of developing cervical or vaginal cancer for at least another 25 years, according to a study suggesting that follow-up tests fall dangerously short ... Vaginal cancer is far more rare, with about 13,000 women diagnosed each year ... They found that 881 women had developed cervical cancer and 111 women had vaginal cancer more than one year following their diagnosis even after they had their lesions removed. (MSNBC -- Health)
Pre-cancer lesions 'remain risk' Oct 27, 2007
They found the women were more than twice as likely to develop cervical cancer as the general female population and seven times more likely to develop vaginal cancer. The risk remains for 20 years or more, the results suggest. (BBC News -- UK)
Scientists find new cancer risk Oct 27, 2007
Women who had been treated for the early signs of cervical cancer were also seven times more likely than average to develop vaginal cancer ... Even with the increased risk, the incidence of vaginal cancer was still rare among those studied. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
HPV Vaccine Highly Effective, According To Large-scale Studies Jun 2, 2007
"Thanks to the results of this meta-analysis and a previous publication in Lancet, we now have data on three more rare cancers -- adenocarcinomas in situ of the cervix, as well as vulvar and vaginal cancer. All these female cancers are caused by HPV and can be successfully prevented with the HPV vaccine.". According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than 20 million men and women in the United States are infected with HPV, and more than six million new... (Science Daily)
HPV Vaccine Also Guards Against Vulval and Vaginal Cancer May 19, 2007
For both vulval and vaginal cancers, precursors are often missed and treatment typically consists of mutilating surgery, they said, so prevention offers real benefit to women. "However, the real benefits to individuals and society will need to be weighed against the costs in a formal economic assessment of the vaccine," the investigators concluded. (MedPage Today)
HPV Vaccines bring hope for cancer struck people May 19, 2007
The findings concluded that HPV vaccines could prevent vulval and vaginal cancers in 71% of women previously exposed to HPV16 or HPV18 as well as in 100% of women who had not been exposed to the four strains of the virus prior to using the vaccine. Out of the lot only 0. (The Money Times)
Gardasil Guards Against Vaginal, Vulval Cancers May 18, 2007
THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- An international study shows that the cervical cancer vaccine that received government approval in the United States last year also protects women against vulval and vaginal cancers. The findings seem to confirm that human papillomavirus (HPV), which is responsible for virtually all cases of cervical cancer, is also responsible for many cases of vulval and vaginal cancer ... HPV is present in 80 percent of the 6,000 cases of vulval and vaginal cancers... (Forbes)
List of Cancers Jan 27, 2007
There are many common cancers and many more not-so-common ones. Cancer is actually a large and diverse group of diseases. (Suite101.com)
Woman likely to face more chances over cancer claim Jan 2, 2007
Lisa Marie MacKay is alleged to have received almost $14,000 after appearing in newspaper and magazine articles claiming she had vaginal cancer that had spread to her lungs, liver, kidneys, bowel and spine. It is alleged MacKay said she needed money for a specialist treatment program. (ABC News Online, Australia)
