Health awareness series : St Luke's Anglican Church
Kuje-Abuja Nigeria
Monday, 24 October 2016
Presentation on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Health awareness series : St Luke's Anglican Church Kuje-Abuja Nigeria
NON - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDS)
NON - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDS)
A Presentation on Prostrate Cancer
Annual Health week presentation to members of the St Luke Anglican men's Fellowship Kuje-Abuja Nigeria
PROSTRATE CANCER
PROSTRATE CANCER
A Presentation on Health talk
A presentation made at a semina by Anglican Mens' Fellowship in Kuje-Abuja, Nigeria as part health awareness campaign
HEALTH TALK
HEALTH TALK
Saturday, 1 October 2016
HPV VACCINE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THOUGHT
A study reported in the Healthday news has indicated that Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine prevents lesions that could cause cervical cancer by approximately 50 percent.
HPV infection is believed by doctors to cause most cases of cervical cancer. In addition, HPV can cause genital warts in men and women and some head and neck cancers.
The study’s lead researcher Cosette Wheeler, a professor of pathology and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque, observed that after eight years of vaccination, the reduction of the incidence of cervical herplasia (abnormal growth of cells), including precancers, have been reduced approximately 50 percent. This was greater than expected.
The study also showed that the protection appears to occur even when only one or two of the recommended doses of the vaccine are given.
At present the recommendation is three doses for girls and boys before the 13th birthday, so that you are protected before you become exposed.
The findings make the case for HPV vaccination against cervical cancer and other related diseases even stronger.
One way to do this is for it to be incorporated as part of the routine immunization programmes. Also immunization campaigns can be conducted as appropriate to widen coverage and create awareness.
HPV infection is believed by doctors to cause most cases of cervical cancer. In addition, HPV can cause genital warts in men and women and some head and neck cancers.
The study’s lead researcher Cosette Wheeler, a professor of pathology and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque, observed that after eight years of vaccination, the reduction of the incidence of cervical herplasia (abnormal growth of cells), including precancers, have been reduced approximately 50 percent. This was greater than expected.
The study also showed that the protection appears to occur even when only one or two of the recommended doses of the vaccine are given.
At present the recommendation is three doses for girls and boys before the 13th birthday, so that you are protected before you become exposed.
The findings make the case for HPV vaccination against cervical cancer and other related diseases even stronger.
One way to do this is for it to be incorporated as part of the routine immunization programmes. Also immunization campaigns can be conducted as appropriate to widen coverage and create awareness.
For further reading:
http://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/hpv-genital-warts/news/20160929/hpv-vaccine-more-effective-than-thought-study?ecd=wnl_day_093016&ctr=wnl-day-093016_nsl-hdln_4&mb=YybuO0xu%2fFlsE1y105jchShonS%2fH3cwyDo%2fpCXiIFSg%3d
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