Medill Reports Northwestern University Chicago by Sarah V. White Nov 03, 2010 It’s a cancer no one wants to talk about, but it might also be preventable. Anal cancer, just like cervical cancer, is for the most part caused by the sexually transmitted disease HPV, and it is proving disproportionately prevalent in men who have […]
Should young men who have sex with men be targeted for HPV vaccinations?
Health Facts and Fears November 3, 2010 Vaccinating men who have sex with men (MSM) against the human papillomavirus is a cost-effective method for preventing anal cancer and gential warts, a new analysis published in Lancet Infectious Diseases has found. Last year the FDA approved the use of Merck’s HPV vaccine Gardasil to prevent genital warts for boys […]