In the UK, cervical screening (commonly known as a smear test) usually starts from the age of 25. For Cervical Screening Awareness Week, which runs June 19 - 24, two doctors have shared what human ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My boyfriend got cancer from HPV. He was successfully treated. Is he capable of transmitting it to me? -- S. ANSWER: HPV causes different types of problems. Warts are all caused by HPV ...

The first symptoms of throat and mouth cancer -- also known as oropharyngeal cancer -- may differ depending on whether the condition is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a small study suggests ...

A new study takes several important steps toward being able to predict which HPV infections ultimately result in cervical cancer and which don’t, potentially paving the way to improved care or perhaps ...

A man has a 91% chance of contracting HPV at some point in his life. HPV contributes to 63% of penile cancers, over 90% of anal cancers, and 70% of oropharynx cancers. There are no testing guidelines ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Experts are concerned about rapidly rising rates of HPV-related throat and mouth cancers, noting that if this trend continues they could quickly be among the most common forms of ...

HPV infections often don’t cause symptoms, but when they do, they can include genital warts, itching, and, rarely, bleeding or lesions. HPV infections are often asymptomatic, so many people are ...

While these tests can act as a supplement, the pelvic exam may still be necessary in some cases. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two new self-tests to detect HPV. These new tests would ...

Although breast cancer takes the top spot and most of the attention, cervical cancer is still one of the most common cancers ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Of the 40,000 students at the University, about half are women. Scientists say as many as 80 ...