hooray I say. Any reduction in unnecessary deaths is a good thing. Dana
On 10/7/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Cervical cancer jab 'in a year' > > A vaccine shown to be 100% effective against two virus strains that > cause most cervical cancer could be available within a year, say > manufacturers. > > Gardasil worked against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus > (HPV). > > Some 12,167 women aged 16 to 23 from 13 countries, including the UK, > took part in the drug company study. > > Researchers believe a vaccine could work best if given before > adolescence, but critics fear this could encourage under-age sex. > > Merck's vaccine is in head-to-head competition with a rival from > UK-based GlaxoSmithKline called Cervarix. > > Cervical cancer kills 274,000 women worldwide every year, including > 1,120 in the UK. > > The two-year Future II trial found Gardasil was 100% effective at > preventing early stage cancers and pre-cancerous abnormalities caused > by the two key strains of HPV - the 16 and 18 strains - which cause > 70% of cervical cancers. > > Similar results were previously seen in a smaller trial of 277 women. > > ole0.bmp These results add to the mounting evidence that > cervical cancer vaccines offer great promise for the future ole1.bmp > Dr Anne Szarewski, Cancer Research UK > Dr Anne Szarewski, clinical consultant at Cancer Research UK, said: > "These results add to the mounting evidence that cervical cancer > vaccines offer great promise for the future. > > "It appears we may soon be able to prevent the majority of cases. With > any disease caused by a virus, the best way to stop it is to prevent > it with a vaccine." > > However, she said a woman should remember that an abnormal smear > result does not necessarily mean she will go on to get cervical > cancer. Many abnormalities get better on their own and disappear. > > Also, she said it would take many more years to know whether a vaccine > continued to offer long term protection and that it was therefore > essential to continue with cervical screening - women attending for > regular smear tests. > > Julietta Patnick, director of the NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, > said regular cervical screening was the best way of preventing > cervical cancer. > > All women registered with a GP should receive their first invitation > at 25 and then every three years until they are 49. Women between 50 > and 64 will be invited every five years. > > Licence bids > > Cambridge University's Professor Margaret Stanley said: "The results > of Future II are so exciting because of the sheer size of the trial > and the fact that it demonstrated 100% efficacy." > > Professor Peter Rigby, chief executive of the Institute of Cancer > Research, was also excited by the findings. > > He said: "Nearly 3,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with cervical > cancer each year, so it is very exciting to hear it may be possible to > drastically reduce this number in the foreseeable future." > > Gardasil's manufacturers - Sanofi Pasteur and Merck & Co Inc - are > expected to apply for a US Food and Drug Administration licence to > market the vaccine before the end of the year. > > This will be followed by a licence application to the European Medicines > Agency. > > Although HPV is transmitted through sexual intercourse, a vaccine is > likely to be administered to girls as young as 10 to 13 - critics says > this could encourage under-age sex. > > Gardasil also acts against HPV strains six and 11 which cause genital > warts > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176469 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
