HPV

This cancer is on the rise – and many men do not even know they are at risk

While awareness of the papillomavirus among women is relatively high, doctors warn that many men are completely unaware that they could carry the virus and develop illness as a result.

|ByDORON KUPERSTEIN
HPV vaccine
HPV Test.

LEM laboratory of the Mor Institute Group announces its one-millionth HPV test

The molecular HPV test, replacing the Pap test, allows early detection of high-risk HPV strains. LEM Lab expands testing, including self-tests, to fight cervical cancer.

|ByMAARIV ONLINE
A medical worker and a uterus (illustrative).

LEM laboratory marks milestone in HPV screening as Israel pushes earlier cervical cancer detection

Mor Institute Group and Clalit-affiliated lab says its HPV molecular test identifies 14 high-risk strains, with a self-sampling option expected across the country.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illustrative image of the HPV vaccine.

Battling conspiracies of a Western anti-fertility plot, Pakistan vaccinates girls against HPV

“I have heard that the vaccination is being used to make women infertile and reduce the population of Muslims,” Ali Sheikh, a mother of two in Karachi, told AP.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF