Title: Mouth Cancer Prognosis Improves When Cervical Cancer Virus InvolvedCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/7/2010 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 6/8/2010 12:00:00 AM

Testing women for the human papillomavirus (HPV) first, instead of using the traditional cervical screening test to detect abnormal cells in the cervix, could prevent around 600 cases of cervical cancer a year in England.

Unlike the Pap smear, which has nearly eliminated cervical cancer as a death threat in America, there is still no early screening for throat cancers.    

Title: Cervical Cancer Vaccine ApprovedCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/8/2006 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/8/2006 12:00:00 AM

HPV-caused mouth and throat cancers are a new epidemic among men -- one that people aren't fully aware of, according to cancer experts. Human papillomavirus is well-known as the cause of cervical cancer in women.