Preventing HPV (human papillomavirus) starts earlier than you think: By age 12, children—girls and boys—should get the HPV vaccine. Vaccination can even begin as early as age nine. The leading cause of cervical cancer, HPV infection is so common that about 34 percent of all 14- to 24-year-olds (male and female) carry the virus. Whereas… Read more »
What do you know about HPV (human papillomavirus) and cervical cancer? Some cold, hard facts can help you stop the spread of this dangerous virus. HPV causes almost all cervical cancers—95 percent—and it is the most common sexually transmitted infection. The lifetime risk for HPV infection is almost 80 percent for sexually active adults; 14-… Read more »
The most telling sign of cervical cancer is abnormal bleeding. The classic sign is bleeding after intercourse. However, early cancers are found at the time of a pap smear with either an abnormal pap smear or an abnormal lesion seen on the cervix. The first thing everyone diagnosed with cervical cancer should do is breathe…. Read more »
