U.S. health officials have expanded the recommended age range for people receiving the HPV vaccine to protect against several types of cancer to people in their mid-40s. MSK physicians offers advice ...

A new government report adds to evidence that the HPV vaccine, once called dangerous by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women.

Human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States, sometimes affects the tongue, mouth, and/or throat. This is known as oral HPV. In most cases, ...

Charette confirmed with a nurse practitioner that he had acquired a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and quickly received topical ointment for treatment. As a gay man in an open marriage ...

Some types of HPV can be prevented by vaccination. Human papillomaviruses belong to the family Papillomaviridae and are small, double-stranded DNA viruses that infect the epithelium. Over 200 HPV ...

HPV screening usually entails a speculum-based exam, which is an uncomfortable experience for most patients, especially those who have physical disabilities. In two studies, published in ...

HPV is a group of over 200 types of related viruses. Around 40 of them infect the genital area, mouth and throat. Most people who have an HPV infection don't have symptoms. Someone with an HPV ...

Vaccinations against human papillomavirus (HPV), a major cause of throat and back of mouth cancers, are expected to yield significant reductions in the rates of these cancers in the U.S., but will not ...