There is no cure for human papillomavirus, or HPV, a viral infection that affects nearly 80 percent of the population by the ...

My medical degree and conversations with doctors helped me understand why it makes sense for adolescents to be vaccinated, ...

Data shows it can prevent six types of cancer. But anti-vaccine activists, including U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

If you have human papillomavirus (HPV), chances are good you will clear the virus, especially if you build up your immune system to fight HPV. Strategies to strengthen immunity including eating a ...

Most people don't know much about HPV and its long-term cancer risks, and also have key misperceptions about how the virus is spread, the poll found. For example, the majority of people are unaware ...

Besides classic tobacco and alcohol risk factors, human papillomavirus (HPV) plays a role in the development of a subset of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs), and notably oropharynx ...

Part of it is people having more sexual partners in their teens and 20s. HPV-related cancers are related to oral sex. The infection can happen decades before the cancer actually develops. A lot of ...

LOS ANGELES, June 22 (Xinhua) -- A new study by U.S. researchers suggested that daily use of a mushroom extract supported the immune system in clearing human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.

With HPV testing, she added "we can actually know whether you have the virus that causes cancer. That's super powerful." Moreover, HPV testing is essentially more accurate than Pap smears, and they ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States, sometimes affects the tongue, mouth, and/or throat. This is known as oral HPV. In most cases, ...