HPV vaccines are slashing cervical cancer rates by a massive 87 percent, an English study has found. Scientists say the cancer, which killed reality star Jade Goody when she was just 27, will ...

American women aged under 25 between 2016 and 2021—who were the first cohort of people to be given the HPV vaccine during their teen years—have a much lower rate of cervical cancer mortality ...

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 ...

No cervical cancer cases were detected in Scotland in women born between 1988-1996 and fully vaccinated against HPV between ages 12 to 13, ... The benefits of receiving the HPV vaccine before age 14.

The HPV vaccine substantially reduces a woman’s risk of developing cervical cancer, especially in women who were immunized at a younger age, a large Swedish study found.. The risk of developing ...

With HPV vaccine uptake at about 60% for adolescents aged 13-15, a higher uptake could virtually eliminate cervical cancer, experts say. However, childhood vaccination rates have dwindled since the ...

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine substantially lowered the risk of cervical cancer, especially when administered early, said a new study.

The HPV vaccine also could reduce the risk of anal cancer for people of all genders, as "Desperate Housewives" actress Marcia Cross said after announcing her diagnosis earlier this year.

Cervical cancer deaths among women younger than 25 have plummeted in recent years, the likely result of vaccinating adolescents against human papillomavirus, or HPV, high-risk strains of which ...

Over the years, NPR (and our blog) have reported on the global effort to eliminate cervical cancer with the HPV vaccine introduced in 2007. Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a group of over 200 ...