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)
The New Islamic World Order?: Maclean's Oct 12, 2006
The injection, called Gardasil, promises to prevent four particular strains of HPV responsible for 70 per cent of cervical cancers, 90 per cent of genital warts, as well as vulvar and vaginal cancer. But as Assistant Editor Cathy Gulli reports, some critics say the new vaccine may encourage promiscuity. (Canada Newswire)
Once-popular drug may up risk of cancer Oct 6, 2006
Palmer said in 1971, DES was found to cause a higher risk of cervical and vaginal cancer. "The adverse DES health effects are ongoing," she said. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Breast cancer fears over birth drug legacy Aug 8, 2006
Mrs Justice, 53, who developed vaginal cancer linked to DES when she was 25, accused successive British governments of sweeping the plight of sufferers under the carpet. Nothing has changed since DES Action UK was set up in 1989,' she said. (Daily Mail - UK)
Drug taken by their mothers puts women at cancer risk Aug 8, 2006
It was already known that so-called "DES-daughters" were at a greater risk of a rare form of vaginal cancer and suffered from fertility problems, including an increased chance of miscarriage ... Heather Justice, 53, whose mother took DES for five weeks, developed vaginal cancer when she was 25 and is worried about the prospect of breast cancer ... "It was known to be carcinogenic in the 1930s and 1940s and should never have been given out. We've known since the 1970s about the risk of vaginal... (Scotsman)
Anti-miscarriage drug doubles breast cancer risk Aug 8, 2006
First it was discovered that one in 1,000 girls born to women who had taken it were likely to develop a particular vaginal cancer. Then it was found that the women who had taken it had an increased risk of breast cancer. (Guardian Unlimited)
New vaccine aims to prevent cervical cancer Jul 25, 2006
The vaccine, which will be sold by Merck Frosst Canada under the brand name Gardasil, protects against the human papilloma virus, or HPV. The vaccine is approved for females between nine and 26 to prevent cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancer, as well as precancerous legions and genital warts caused by HPV. This vaccine is expected to be available later this summer, said Alberta Health and Wellness spokeswoman Micky Elabdi. The availability of the vaccine and how the different provinces will be... (Meridian Booster)
Vaccine against cervical cancer approved Jul 20, 2006
Another 220 women die of vulvar and vaginal cancer annually. Ms. Logan of the Canadian Cancer Society said widespread use of the vaccine would reduce the number of cancer cases by about two-thirds. (Globe and Mail)
Hot Magnets Soothe Migraines Jun 23, 2006
HPV infection is linked to genital warts, cervical cancer and vaginal cancer. Published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, the new report shows that, compared to women who used condoms less than 5 percent of the time, women who used condoms 100 percent of the time had a 70 percent reduced risk of HPV infection. (ABC News)
PanAfrica: Vaccines Can Fight South's Top Fatal Cancer in Women Jun 9, 2006
"These results suggest that this vaccine may indeed prevent vulvar and vaginal cancer," said Jorma Paavonen from the University of Helsinki, Finland, presenting the results. "This represents additional health benefits that can be gained by the HPV vaccine.". (allAfrica.com)
FDA Approves Cervical Cancer Vaccine Jun 9, 2006
"This study shows that the prophylactic vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer could actually also prevent vulvar and vaginal cancer as well," study author Dr. Jorma Paavonen, chief physician in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Helsinki in Finland, said at an ASCO press briefing on Monday. Most experts feel that the earlier the vaccine is given, the better. (Health-Finder)
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Also Protects Against Vaginal Cancers Jun 6, 2006
MONDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- The cervical cancer vaccine that is expected to receive approval in the United States this week also appears to protect women against vulvar and vaginal cancers ... "This study shows that the prophylactic vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer could actually also prevent vulvar and vaginal cancer as well," said Dr. Jorma Paavonen, lead author of the study and chief physician in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Helsinki in... (Health-Finder)
Health & Medicine Apr 22, 2006
"The (Glaxo) marketing people aren't going to talk about anal cancer, but both the (Glaxo) and Merck vaccines will probably also cause a decrease in all the HPV associated disease including anal cancer, penile cancer in men, vulvar and vaginal cancer in women," Harper said. Related Resources. (Investors Business Daily)
Dangerous Glucose-hungry Cervical Tumors Can Be Detected Using PET Scans Mar 31, 2006
(July 6, 2005) -- In patients with vaginal cancer, PET scans detected twice as many primary tumors and cancerous lymph nodes as did CT (computed tomography) scans, according to researchers at Washington University. . (Science Daily)
