HPV Awareness Day – understanding HPV in oral health
2025-03-04
‘Most people will contract HPV at some point in their lives’: To mark HPV (human papillomavirus) Awareness Day, the Oral Health Foundation outlines the risks
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Calls for parents to approve HPV jab for children
2024-09-04
Parents across the UK will soon receive a form to sign enabling their children to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV). Once only given to
Most patients unaware HPV causes throat cancer, says study
2023-09-12
Most patients are unaware of the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) and throat cancer, a study says. According to new findings from Boston Medical Centre,
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 2 September 2023
2023-09-02
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Hospital dental trainees vote to strike The
Only 16% of Young Men Have Gotten the HPV Vaccine
2021-04-30
Only 16% of men between the ages of 18 and 21 have received at least one dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at any
Oral Sex Behaviors Impact HPV-Related Cancer Risks
2021-01-16
A wide breadth of behaviors surrounding oral sex may affect the risk of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and of a virus-associated head and neck
Vaccine Could Eliminate More Than 90% of HPV-Related Cancers
2020-12-08
More than 90% of cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) including oral cancer could be prevented by widespread uptake of the HPV vaccine, according
Vaccines for Boys and Girls Can Eliminate Cancer-Causing HPV
2020-03-16
Most of the types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause oral and other cancers can be eliminated if both girls and boys are vaccinated, according
HPV Inhibits the Immune System So HNSCC Tumors Can Grow
2020-03-12
Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry have uncovered how the human papillomavirus (HPV) shuts down the immune system so head and neck tumors
HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer Outcomes Differ by Race and Insurance Status
2020-02-12
Survival outcomes for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) positive for the human papillomavirus (HPV) have made significant gains in recent
Single Dose of the HPV Vaccine May Provide Protection Equal to Multiple Doses
2019-12-27
One dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine may prevent infection from the virus, which is responsible for 70% of all oral cancers, reports the
Mouth Cancer Quality Improvement Tool makes detecting oral cancer easier
2019-11-29
Health Education and Improvement Wales is launching its Mouth Cancer Quality Improvement Tool to help dental teams identify oral cancer. Mouth cancer affects around 8,000