Every 2 years, researchers from the American Cancer Society (ACS) publish a comprehensive report using data from multiple ...

While many HPV infections resolve on their own, some high-risk strains can lead to cancers such as cervical cancer, throat cancer, and others. HPV is mainly transmitted through intimate contact ...

India has launched two HPV test kits as a step forward in combating cervical cancer, the second most common type of cancer ...

The test, one of the first of its kind, is designed to reach patients who may forgo traditional screening because of lack of ...

The HPV vaccine is generally recommended for children at age 11 or 12. HPV can cause cervical cancer. And it’s the most common sexually transmitted infection in the country, with about 80% of ...

Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, officially launched indigenously developed HPV test kits for cervical cancer screening at a high-profile event in Delhi on Thursday.

However, cervical cancer screening remains lower than pre-pandemic levels, and the HPV vaccination rate has not increased since the pandemic, researchers found. Other major cancer risk factors ...

The kits, which employ a chip-based RT-PCR testing method, facilitate rapid and decentralised detection of eight high-risk HPV genotypes - accounting for over 96% of cervical cancer cases worldwide.