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Policywise 

Cervical cancer screening in the COVID-19 era

August 21, 2020 Clarice 0 Comments cancer screenings, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, cervical cancer, COVID-19, HPV

In 2018, the World Health Organization launched an ambitious global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem. The tools for elimination are

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What’s the link between HPV and head and neck cancer?

April 17, 2018April 19, 2018 Momentum 0 Comments Dr. Michael Scheurer, head and neck cancer, Healthcare, hematology, HPV, hpv vaccine, Oncology, pediatrics

As a molecular epidemiologist, I’ve been conducting research on human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers since my dissertation work in 2003. While working with the clinical faculty

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Should teens call the shots on the HPV vaccine?

March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 Clarice 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, health policy, HPV, Suchi Agrawal, Vaccine Policy

Not too long ago, I sat in a middle school biology classroom and read about Edward Jenner successfully using cowpox material to introduce immunity to

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Oral, head and neck cancer and HPV: What you should know

April 13, 2016February 16, 2018 Momentum 2 Comments Cancer, Dr. Andrew Sikora, head and neck cancer, Healthcare, Houston, HPV, hpv vaccine, Men's Health, otolaryngology, Vaccines, Women's Health

Once exclusively associated with risk factors like alcohol and tobacco use, research finds that as many as 70 percent of head and neck cancers occurring

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Momentum 

Well woman exams should go beyond the Pap smear

April 8, 2016May 17, 2017 Momentum 1 Comment Cancer, Dr. Tara Harris, Healthcare, Houston, HPV, Nicole Blanton, obstetrics and gynecology, Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, well woman, Women's Health

When we hear about the importance of the well woman exam, many of us immediately think about Pap smear. While this is a critical aspect

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Momentum 

Preventing head and neck cancers with HPV vaccine

May 1, 2015October 7, 2016 Momentum 2 Comments Cancer, Dr. Mark Bonnen, head and neck cancer, Houston, HPV, human papillomavirus, Men's Health, Radiation Oncology, Research, Teen Health, Vaccines, Women's Health

Each year approximately 6.2 million Americans are infected with the most common sexually transmitted disease, the human papilloma virus (HPV). Not only is HPV the

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Your immune system: The secret weapon against HPV-related cancers

April 13, 2015October 7, 2016 Momentum 1 Comment Cancer, Clinical research, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Dr. Andrew Sikora, Head and Neck, head and neck cancer, Head and Neck Cancer Program, Healthcare, Houston, HPV, human papillomavirus, otolaryngology, Research

Imagine the sudden emergence of a new, previously unseen viral disease that is rapidly approaching epidemic levels.

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From the Labs Image of the Month

From The Labs Image of the Month From the Labs features an image of the laboratory worm, Caenorhabditis elegans. Image credit: Dr. Tao Chen/Wang lab.

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