lots of diseases like cervical cancer, Brest cancer, UTI, Skin cancer and so on. Cervical cancer is the most common cancer for affecting women’s. New Zealand HPV Immunisation Programme is the impending long term to avoid cervical cancer for two women every week, saving over thirty lives every year. From New Zealand nearly one hundred and sixty women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and sixty women die from it. Maori women are almost double as likely to get cervical cancer and almost…
body, I was again lost for words. It all started out as cervical cancer. According to www.livehealthyaustin.com, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide. There are three main types of cervical cancer…
woman aged twenty-one to sixty-five years had not been screened for this preventable disease in the past five years”(Bernard, V. 2014). Within this group one in four had never been screened for cervical cancer. These statistics can be greatly reduced with the Human Papillomavirus vaccination, early cervical cancer screenings performed during a well woman exam, abstinence, and safe sex practices; although condoms do not cover the entire area that could be infected with HPV. Currently there are…
with cervical cancer worldwide with about 275,000 women dying of the disease yearly (WHO, March 4 2011). It is the 15th most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. In Australia, in 2012, there were 869 new diagnosed cases and is estimated to increase to 903 in 2016, with 250 deaths. The 5-year survival rate (2008-2012) is 72%. (Health, A. I. of, & 2017, W. July 17 2016).. A major breakthrough occurred in 1976, when Dr zur Hansen identified the human papilloma virus (HPV) as the cause of cervical…
Cervical cancer is usually a squamous cell carcinoma caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) infection; less often, it is an adenocarcinoma ("Merck Manuals," 2013). It is asymptomatic in its early stage. The first symptom is usually irregular, often postcoital bleeding. Signs and symptoms of a more advanced cervical cancer usually include vaginal bleeding after intercourse, between periods or after menopause; watery, bloody vaginal discharge that may be heavy and have a foul odor; and pelvic pain…
Prophylactic Vaccines The study sought to investigate on the safety and efficacy of the prophylactic HPV vaccines against the precursor events of cervical cancer in women. It was established that prophylactic vaccines are very effective in averting any HPV infections and are successful in preventing infections that are related to precancerous cervical lesions. The degree of efficacy of the vaccines is different depending on the type of vaccine and the level of the infection. The study…
Papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is the most frequently sexually transmitted disease with more than six million cases being reported each year. This disease can be deadly, turning into cervical cancer later in the patient’s life. Due to the epidemic levels of the disease, new precautions are being created to prevent it. In the article “New Cervical Cancer Vaccine Should Not Be Mandatory,” the author made it clear that the Gardasil vaccine should not be mandated for children; however, the author is…
The author explains how very common the HPV virus is, stating that almost ¾ of people will get the disease in their lifetime. Because it has the potential to lead to multiple cancers such as cervical, oral, and anal cancer, it is dangerous. However, due to the invention of the HPV vaccine, this disease and numerous cancers may be prevented. Giese states girls are targeted to receive the vaccine, but boys can also benefit from it because they…
HPV Vaccine In today’s society people are more likely to receive a sexually transmitted infection, but what people don’t always know is it can be preventable with a vaccine. Human papillomavirus, also known as HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. There are different types of HPV; most types can cause many health problems that include genitals warts and even different cancers for example cancers of the throat or vagina. Health advocates are stressing the…
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