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News and Articles on Papillomatosis
Sexually Transmitted Injection Oct 16, 2009
But it can also cause diseases that affect men and boys: oral, anal, and throat cancers, not to mention genital warts and juvenile onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, an infant respiratory condition that may result from maternal HPV infection. "Recent data on the use of the HPV vaccine in males suggest high efficacy against vaccine type infections and external genital lesions," says a in the British Medical Journal. (Slate)
Vaccinating Boys Against Human Papillomavirus Not Cost-effective, Study Finds Oct 11, 2009
The analysis looked at the vaccine's potential benefits on a comprehensive set of HPV-related conditions among females and males, including cervical and non-cervical HPV-related cancers, genital warts and juvenile onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, a rare but severe respiratory condition usually diagnosed in infancy that may be related to a mother's infection with genital warts. The results showed that, assuming 75% vaccination coverage and lifelong vaccine protection against cervical... (Science Daily)
Giving Gardasil to Boys Not Worth the Cost Oct 10, 2009
The researchers considered treatment for conditions caused by HPV, including anogenital and oral cancers, genital warts, and juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. "Only under optimistic assumptions of high, lifelong vaccine efficacy against all HPV-related health conditions, or lower vaccine efficacy accompanied by lower coverage or vaccine costs, did vaccinating both girls and boys fall below $100,000 per quality-adjusted life year," Kim said. (MEDLINEplus)
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