In the hubbub and widespread criticism that accompanied the CDC’s new recommended childhood vaccine schedule, released this week, one subtle change has gone mostly under the radar. It concerns the HPV ...

The funding will be used to lead a five-year statewide effort known as Promoting Resource and Outreach to Enhance Colorectal ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $3.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to lead a five-year statewide effort to ...

Cervical cancer is usually caused by human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection so common nearly all sexually active men and women will get the virus in their lifetime, according to the ...

CDC study finds that 2 out of 3 Americans are getting tested for colon cancer. July 6, 2010— -- More and more adults over the age of 50 are getting screened for colon cancer, according to a new ...

CDC report credits higher rates of survival to early detection and treatment. March 10, 2011 — -- By the third grade, Dan Pardi of Norwood, Mass., could say he'd collected more than 100,000 ...

Rates of melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — have doubled over the last three decades in the U.S., according to the June CDC Vital Signs report. Here are seven findings from the CDC Vital ...

HPV vaccination offers herd immunity, and one dose is just as effective as two, as new CDC guidance reflects. The post HPV vaccine may prevent cancer even for unvaccinated as CDC amends guidance ...

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How do men play a crucial role in preventing cervical cancer? Understand HPV risks and the importance of vaccination for themselves and their partners.

The Virginia Department of Health’s Virginia Cancer Registry (VCR) has released the results of its pediatric cancer investigation in Scott County.