Tag: HPV

Could dating apps be fuelling rising rates of oral cancer?

Dentists have issued a warning over the use of dating apps amid concerns over the increased prevalence of HPV, a virus known to increase the risk of several forms of cancer, including oral cancer. The British Dental Association, along with a number of other health bodies, has already backed a…

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Dentists back calls for HPV vaccination programme expansion

Research conducted by HPV Action has revealed that the overwhelming majority of dentists support calls for the HPV vaccine to be made available to teenage boys, as well as girls. According to the charity, 97 percent of dentists polled backed plans to expand the vaccination programme to include 12 and…

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Teachers call for HPV vaccination to be made available for boys

Teachers have called for HPV vaccinations to be made available for teenage boys, as well as girls. Speaking at the annual conference for the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in Scotland, several professionals backed calls to introduce vaccination for boys, in light of research connecting HPV to forms of cancer…

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