FDA documents find that Gardasil, a human papilloma virus vaccine, may actually increase the risk of cervical cancer. HealthDay News reports the drug is designed to block infection by four types of HPV that cause more cervical cancers...

Reuters - A new vaccine to protect women and girls from a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer comes under scrutiny on Thursday when a U.S. advisory panel considers whether to back approval.

AP - A vaccine that blocks infection by the four virus types that cause most cervical cancers and genital warts appears safe and effective, but may actually increase the chance of disease in some patients, according to Food and Drug Administration documents released Wednesday.

AP - Merck & Co., looking for a boost to fight off its Vioxx-related losses, could get it from the first big advance against cervical cancer in a half-century.

AP - Merck & Co., looking for a boost to fight off its Vioxx-related losses, could get it from the first big advance against cervical cancer in a half-century.

Reuters - An experimental vaccine from Merck & Co Inc designed to protect women against a virus that causes cervical cancer has proved effective for up to five years, researchers said on Wednesday.

Reuters - Cigarette smoking increases a woman's risk of developing cancer of the cervix, and the risk increases with the number of cigarettes smoked per day and with the younger the age at which smoking began, according to a new report.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental cervical cancer vaccine remains effective for nearly five years, and may protect women against more types of cancer-causing viruses than originally thought, researchers report.

Reuters - A vaccine that protects women against a virus that causes cervical cancer is effective for more than four years, researchers said on Thursday.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental cervical cancer vaccine remains effective for nearly five years, and may protect women against more types of cancer-causing viruses than originally thought, researchers report.

Research has led to a vaccine for cervical cancer that protects against strains of the human papilloma virus (HPV). HPV, according to BBC, is thought to be the most common cause of cervical cancer. The study by Dartmouth Medical...

Reuters - A vaccine that protects women against a virus that causes cervical cancer is effective for more than four years, researchers said on Thursday.

Reuters - GlaxoSmithKline Plc said on Wednesday that a follow-up study of its experimental cervical cancer vaccine showed 100 percent efficacy over 4.5 years against precancerous lesions associated with the two most common types of human papillomavirus.

Reuters - A vaccine that protects women against a virus that causes cervical cancer is effective for more than four years, researchers said on Thursday.

AP - An optical device that can help identify areas on a woman's cervix that may contain precancerous cells received federal approval Thursday.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- A subtype of the virus best known for its links to cervical cancer may also raise the risk for a form of skin cancer, researchers report.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- A subtype of the virus best known for its links to cervical cancer may also raise the risk for a form of skin cancer, researchers report.

Reuters - The same genital wart virus that causes the common form of cervical cancer also leads to a more unusual type of the disease, new research confirms.

Reuters - Treatments to remove or destroy abnormal cells to prevent cervical cancer can cause problems during pregnancy, researchers said on Friday.

Reuters - Black women living in poor communities are less likely to be up-to-date with cervical cancer screening than those living in wealthier areas, according to new findings from the Black Women's Health Study.