If HPV is left untreated, it can cause cervical and head and neck cancers. Earlier years, the vaccine targeted four strains ...

In the first meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) ...

At its meeting on Tuesday, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) considered whether the U.S. should ...

She never received the HPV vaccine, Gardasil-9, and believes if she had, she would have never developed this cancer. When the vaccine was released, Lenti was too old. In her early 30s, she asked ...

Partnering with dental clinics to offer HPV vaccines to eligible children and adolescents improved vaccination rates by more ...

HPV vaccines are safe and protect against many types of cancer including cervical, throat, and anal. Common HPV vaccine side effects should subside in 2 days and include dizziness, nausea ...

The findings from Fred Hutch Cancer Center suggest next step of exploring whether one dose of the vaccine is enough.

Gardasil is a vaccine, licensed for use in June 2006, by the FDA. It targets four strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) -- HPV-6, 11, 16, and 18. HPV-16 and HPV-18 account for about 70% of all ...

Kennedy Jr., has reignited the conversation around the common sexually transmitted infection—by villainizing the vaccine that fights it. Gardasil 9 is the only HPV vaccine used in the U.S., and ...

What led to the decrease in cervical precancerous lesions? This notable improvement is a result of HPV vaccination, in addition to cervical cancer screening with pap smear and HPV co-testing.

Approximately 42.5 million Americans are infected with HPV and there are at least 13 million new infections reported each year. The vaccines, which protect individuals from getting several cancers ...