Communications and public health: An interview with Monisha Arya, M.D., M.P.H
Dr. Monisha Arya talks about her experience with a health campaign design contest and the overall importance of healthcare communications.
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HPV
Cervical cancer screening in the COVID-19 era
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?
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?
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
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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Well woman exams should go beyond the Pap smear
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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Preventing head and neck cancers with HPV vaccine
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
Imagine the sudden emergence of a new, previously unseen viral disease that is rapidly approaching epidemic levels.
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