At 48, she was a super-fit and healthy mother of two, the owner of a successful dance studio, and a sought-after and inspirational modern dance teacher who frequently out-danced her teenage stu-dents. In her own words, she had “enormous energy”.
HPV Vaccine: Can we prevent cancer?
With the roll out of HPV vaccinations across Government schools this March, South Africa joins the global fight against cervical cancer. Should you be booking the jab for your daughters? By Corinne Lamoral
FDA Approves First HPV Test For Primary Cervical Cancer Screening
A new human papillomavirus DNA test for women aged 25 or older uses samples of women's cervical cells to look for 14 high-risk HPV strains, specifically at the strains with the greatest risk for developing into cervical cancer
Schoolgirls to get cervical cancer vaccines from 2014
Government will start administering cervical cancer vaccines in schools from February next year, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced. Speaking during the health budget vote debate in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Motsoaledi said government hoped to negotiate lower prices for the vaccine, which treats the human papilloma virus (HPV) – the major cause of cervical cancer among women.
HPV Vaccination in Populations with High HIV Prevalence
HPV Vaccination in Populations with High HIV Prevalence Cervical Cancer Action's new three-page brief provides guidance on use of HPV vaccine in areas where HIV infection is high.
HPV Vaccine Is Credited in Fall of Teenagers’ Infection Rate
The prevalence of dangerous strains of the human papillomavirus - the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and a principal cause of cervical cancer - has dropped by half among teenage girls in recent years, a striking measure of success for a vaccine against the virus that was introduced only in 2006, federal health officials said.
Urgent call to reduce the high cost of cervical cancer vaccinations in SA
Costly vaccinations hamper fight against cervical cancer, which affects more South African women than any other cancer. This weekend Mary-Anne* lost all her hair. Her brother, not knowing what to do, walked away from her, her aunt cried on the telephone when she heard. If only Mary-Anne had been vaccinated against cervical cancer and educated about it before reaching womanhood her cancer could have been prevented.
How Dancers are killing Cancer
Three little girls steal the limelight – and hearts – that night. With pink tutus, curly pigtails, false eyelashes with bright pink tips and ballet shoes, there simply is no competition.
Bright young faces full of life – just the image needed to raise awareness, through dance, of cervical cancer, the biggest cancer killer of South African women. It is young girls just a bit older than the three on stage who are now being offered a chance to avoid getting the disease through a three-course vaccine, which, at R1 600, costs too much for the average South African.
Two steps closer to a Cure
Three little girls steal the limelight – and hearts – that night. With pink tutus, curly pigtails, false eyelashes with bright pink tips and ballet shoes, there simply is no competition.
Bright young faces full of life – just the image needed to raise awareness, through dance, of cervical cancer, the biggest cancer killer of South African women. It is young girls just a bit older than the three on stage who are now being offered a chance to avoid getting the disease through a three-course vaccine, which, at R1 600, costs too much for the average South African.
Cervical cancer – a vaccine preventable disease
Cervical cancer will develop in one out of every 35 South African women and it is the leading cause of cancer deaths amongst South African women. Approximately nine South African women die every day from cervical cancer (1). What makes this picture worse is the fact that we are dealing with a preventable disease.
No link between HPV vaccine and autoimmune disorders
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil does not trigger autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, type 1 diabetes or multiple sclerosis, according to a two-year study that included nearly 190,000 girls and women.
More men 'have oral cancer virus'
Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more common among men than women, leading to an increased risk for men of head and neck cancers, a US study suggests. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study assessed around 5,500 people aged 14 to 69. Around 10% of men had oral HPV, compared with 3.6% of women.
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