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New evidence shows effectiveness of a single-dose of HPV vaccine
To prevent pre-invasive cervical disease, a single dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could be enough. Investigation of more than 130,000 young women suggests that 1 dose of quadrivalent (4vHPV) vaccine has the same effectiveness of 2 doses, recommended…
More data on physical activity and reduction of cancer risk
Recommended leisure-time physical activity is associated with a lower risk of 7 types of cancer, according to a new study published on Journal of Clinical Oncology. «In the past decade, our knowledge of the number of cancers linked to physical…
Artificial intelligence is prone to overdiagnosis
The use of artificial intelligence might increase the speed and the consistency of cancer diagnosis, but could also exacerbate the problem of overdiagnosis, according to a perspective article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Adewole Adamson and…