HPV

Out of more than 20,000 new cases of throat cancer in the U.S. each year, about 14,000 or so are caused by the sexually-transmitted human papillomavirus. Throat cancer has passed cervical cancer as the leading HPV-related cancer in the country. But questions remain about detection and treatment.

A vaccination can prevent 90% of cancers caused by human papillomavirus or HPV. But Texas has been slow to embrace it. Denton County's public health…

New guidelines in screening for cervical cancer include the option of HPV testing, a move that may soon signal the end for the Pap smear test.Cervical…

Only about a third of kids in Texas are getting vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is linked to several cancers. The state ranks...

Texans are falling behind the rest of the country in getting vaccinated against the most common sexually transmitted infection — making them more…

Guilt, social pressure and even a doctor’s recommendation aren't enough to motivate low-income families to vaccinate their teenagers for Human…

Effective screening and prevention have limited deaths from cervical cancer to about 4,000 each year. But a recent study of a dozen states over 10 years…

About 50,000 people are diagnosed with some form of head and neck cancer each year, most often older men. But research indicates an increase among younger…

College students, like grade schoolers, also face vaccinations before heading off to school. After hundreds of cases reported on college campuses a few…

May 12th through May 18th is National Women’s Health Week. And it’s a good time to clarify how the Affordable Care Act impacts women.The majority of…