The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved use of the vaccine, Gardasil, for use in girls and women ages 9 to 26. It works by preventing infection by four strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease. (MSNBC)

May 20, 2006

A vaccine that protects against the virus known to cause most cervical cancers was given the blessing of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Thursday.

The vaccine, Gardasil, is expected to get full FDA approval on June 8, and the national Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will then decide whether to include the vaccine in routine vaccination schedules. Gardasil, which is manufactured by Merck & Co., would then become the first vaccine to be approved for the prevention of cervical cancer. (excite.com)

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April 9, 2006

Cigarette smoking increases a woman's risk of developing cancer of the cervix, and the risk increases with the number of cigarettes smoked per day and with the younger the age at which smoking began, according to a new report. (REUTERS)

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October 31, 2005

A new vaccine that protects against cervical cancer has set up a clash between health advocates who want to use the shots aggressively to prevent thousands of malignancies and social conservatives who say immunizing teenagers could encourage sexual activity. (Washington Post)

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October 6, 2005

The first large study of an experimental cervical cancer vaccine found it was 100 percent effective, in the short term, at blocking the most common forms of the disease, drugmaker Merck & Co. (MRK) said Thursday.
(excite.com)

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July 4, 2005

For decades, women have made a trip to the gynecologist for their annual Pap test to detect cervical cancer. Now a new test that is more sensitive than the Pap test for the detection of pre-cancerous cells and cervical cancer is being recommended by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (FortWayne.com)

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June 14, 2005

Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gates is putting his financial muscle behind a campaign to get life-saving cervical cancer vaccines to women in poor countries. (Reuters)

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April 22, 2005

A probe that gives on-the-spot results could replace smear tests for spotting cervical cancers, scientists believe. (BBC)

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April 10, 2005

A vaccine against the virus that causes cervical cancer and genital warts cut long-lasting infection by 90%, according to a pilot study out Wednesday. (USA Today)

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January 4, 2005

"Early detection is important with any type of cancer, but that advantage is especially apparent with regard to cervical cancer. A Pap test, used to screen for the disease, allows physicians to detect and remove cells in their pre-cancerous state."

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November 26, 2004

"It might be possible to combat early-stage cervical cancer simply by applying a gel to a woman's cervix, rather than removing abnormal cells surgically."

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"It might be possible to combat early-stage cervical cancer simply by applying a gel to a woman's cervix, rather than removing abnormal cells surgically."

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