Cervical Cancer Facts

A new Florida State University study show that men are not interest in getting HPV vaccine although they have been informed that a new vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) would also help protect their female partners against developing cervical cancer from the sexually transmitted HPV infection.

Mary Gerend and Jessica Barley found that men are not interest in getting HPV vaccine just because they can help protect their female sexual partners. An HPV vaccine for women has been available since 2006, and a vaccine for men is likely to be approved in the near future.

For maximum benefit to cervical cancer prevention programs, both men and women should be vaccinated but little was known about men’s interest in the vaccine before Gerend’s study, which was published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Gerend presented the findings recently at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in Montreal.

Gerend’s research team randomly divided 356 male college students into groups and gave one group a self-protection message that focused on the benefits of HPV vaccination for men and the other a partner-protection message that focused on the benefits of HPV vaccination for men and their female partners.

Men were asked to rate, on a scale of 1 to 6, the likelihood that they would get the vaccine, with 1 equalling “very unlikely” and 6 equalling “very likely.” There was little difference between the groups, with both expressing only moderate interest in getting the HPV vaccine. Those who received the self-protection message had a mean response of 3.9 on the 6-point scale, while the mean response from the group who got the partner-protection message was 3.8.

Moreover, men who identified themselves as being in a committed relationship also did not indicate a higher degree of interest in the HPV vaccination.

The key point in encouraging women to receive the HPV vaccine is the message about how it reduces their risk of developing cervical cancer. The results of Gerend’s study have important implications for how the HPV vaccine for men will be marketed for public acceptance when it becomes available. Efficacy trials in men are ongoing, and the Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve HPV Vaccine for use in men as early as this year.

Fact that cervical cancer screening continues to find abnormalities in women over 50 is showed by a new study published by The Institute of Cancer Research. This study will response discussion about whether to continue cervical cancer screening of women over 50 with a prior history of negative pap smear tests.

Women over 50 have a lower risk of developing cervical cancer than young adult women. Only 1% women in over 50 have precancerous changes but 10% of women in their 20s have abnormalities.

Previous studies have showed that cervical cancer screening in over 50s may be causing more harm than good because the cervical cancer risk is lower in older women. But, in this new study which done in women aged 20 to 64 years between 1988 and 2003 found that cervical cancer screening does in fact find serious abnormalities. It showed two-thirds of abnormal smears were found in women who had two previous negative results in their 40s.

From this study, we can conclude that stopping cervical cancer screening in older women, even in those who have had clear results in their 40s, would miss a group of women who have risks of developing cervical cancer later in life. So, women over 50 should continue to be screened, as they continue to be at risk of developing cervical cancer.

“New Hope in Cervical Cancer Vaccination!” said Nugroho Kampono, staff in Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. He said that because at this time, there is a vaccine which can prevent cervical cancer up to 100 percent. This cervical cancer vaccine is developed by pharmaceutical company in United States and Europe. How the proccess of cervical cancer vaccination using this vaccine? This cervical Cancer vaccine form antibody against HPV type 16 and 18 which known as cervical cancer risk factors. Ideally, this vaccine should be given three times: the first day, two months later, and six months later for women who was not infected by HPV. Women who had sexual contact also should be given this vaccine to succeeding cervical cancer vaccination programs.

Cervical Cancer Vaccination programs are very important to prevent cervical cancer but until now this vaccine was not used in Indonesia. Cervical cancer in indonesia need special attention because every day can be found 40 cervical cancer cases in this country. Mortality caused by cervical cancer is the highest not only in the case of cancer diseases experienced women, but also the highest compared to the case of cancer in general in Indonesia. Indonesia also ranks second highest in the world after China to cervical cancer cases. Data from the Ministry of Health, provision of vaccines can help build synergies among immunization, cervical cancer control, reproductive and sexual health. In order to realize cervical cancer vaccination programs, WHO are working with the Ministry Of Health accelerate obtaining the vaccine.

I read a fantastic news about cervical cancer prevention. I read from newspaper that study in japan show that drinking coffee can prevent cervical cancer. Drinking coffee regularly can lowering cervical cancer risk. In this study, 54.000 women age 40 to 69 is studied for 5 years. Observer classified object into 4 group based on their degree of coffee consumption. While the study ran, 117 women is diagnosed with cervical cancer.
This study show that group who drink coffee more than 3 glass a day have  cervical cancer risk 60 percent less than group who drink less than two glass per week. How coffee can prevent cervical cancer? Coffee can lowering insulin so this effect is supposed can prevent cervical cancer.