This thread hits home for me. My father had a rheumatic fever heart. My brother and one of my best friends got HPV driven oral cancer, and another friend died from HPV caused rectal cancer.
RFK Jr has no business at HHS. Call your Senators to prevent this travesty.
(202) 224-3121
RFK Jr has no business at HHS. Call your Senators to prevent this travesty.
(202) 224-3121
RFK Jr and the MAHA crew claim they’re going to address chronic disease by pausing on infectious diseases.
Do they know that:
HPV infections cause cervical cancers, anal cancers, penile cancers, throat (oropharyngeal) cancers, vaginal cancers, and vulvar cancers?
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Do they know that:
HPV infections cause cervical cancers, anal cancers, penile cancers, throat (oropharyngeal) cancers, vaginal cancers, and vulvar cancers?
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December 28, 2024 at 7:12 PM
This thread hits home for me. My father had a rheumatic fever heart. My brother and one of my best friends got HPV driven oral cancer, and another friend died from HPV caused rectal cancer.
RFK Jr has no business at HHS. Call your Senators to prevent this travesty.
(202) 224-3121
RFK Jr has no business at HHS. Call your Senators to prevent this travesty.
(202) 224-3121
Michael Douglas also got HPV driven oral cancer.
December 16, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Michael Douglas also got HPV driven oral cancer.
RFK Jr will keep his stake in a lawsuit against the manufacturers of the HPV vaccine. As Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg emphasizes, this saves lives.
A good friend died of HPV driven rectal cancer, and my brother and another go8d friend survived HPV driven oral cancer.
No to RFK Jr at HHS!
A good friend died of HPV driven rectal cancer, and my brother and another go8d friend survived HPV driven oral cancer.
No to RFK Jr at HHS!
January 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
RFK Jr will keep his stake in a lawsuit against the manufacturers of the HPV vaccine. As Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg emphasizes, this saves lives.
A good friend died of HPV driven rectal cancer, and my brother and another go8d friend survived HPV driven oral cancer.
No to RFK Jr at HHS!
A good friend died of HPV driven rectal cancer, and my brother and another go8d friend survived HPV driven oral cancer.
No to RFK Jr at HHS!
A good friend in Ohio and Farrah Fawcett died from rectal cancer, most commonly driven by HPV, highly preventable with the vaccine
December 16, 2024 at 8:18 PM
A good friend in Ohio and Farrah Fawcett died from rectal cancer, most commonly driven by HPV, highly preventable with the vaccine
"Could COVID Increase Your Risk for HPV-Related Cancers?"
A study of 4.8 million women found contracting COVID-19 in 2020 was linked to a higher risk of HPV-driven cancers 3 years later.
Across all age groups, SARS-CoV-2 was associated with elevated rates of cervical, anal, and vulvar cancers.
A study of 4.8 million women found contracting COVID-19 in 2020 was linked to a higher risk of HPV-driven cancers 3 years later.
Across all age groups, SARS-CoV-2 was associated with elevated rates of cervical, anal, and vulvar cancers.
Could COVID Increase Your Risk for HPV-Related Cancers?
A recent study found a link between COVID-19 infection and increased risk for various kinds of cancer caused by HPV. Here's what women should know.
www.theflowspace.com
June 3, 2026 at 12:40 AM
"Could COVID Increase Your Risk for HPV-Related Cancers?"
A study of 4.8 million women found contracting COVID-19 in 2020 was linked to a higher risk of HPV-driven cancers 3 years later.
Across all age groups, SARS-CoV-2 was associated with elevated rates of cervical, anal, and vulvar cancers.
A study of 4.8 million women found contracting COVID-19 in 2020 was linked to a higher risk of HPV-driven cancers 3 years later.
Across all age groups, SARS-CoV-2 was associated with elevated rates of cervical, anal, and vulvar cancers.
"These findings suggest conversational AI may be a scalable adjunct to official HPV vaccine communication, improving literacy while not replacing trusted clinical or public communication needed to support vaccination decisions."
AI Chatbot Use for HPV Literacy jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
AI Chatbot Use for HPV Literacy jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
AI Chatbot Use for Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Literacy in Japan
This randomized clinical trial evaluates whether an artificial intelligence–driven human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine chatbot improves caregiver HPV vaccine literacy compared with a government leaflet...
jamanetwork.com
September 23, 2026 at 9:03 PM
"These findings suggest conversational AI may be a scalable adjunct to official HPV vaccine communication, improving literacy while not replacing trusted clinical or public communication needed to support vaccination decisions."
AI Chatbot Use for HPV Literacy jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
AI Chatbot Use for HPV Literacy jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Women as well dying of Gardasil-prevented HPV-driven ovarian cancer
December 4, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Women as well dying of Gardasil-prevented HPV-driven ovarian cancer
The world of CRISPR is bursting open!
Another application for CRISPR-
To target mutated proteins that were previously deemed "undruggable" or difficult to target.
This has been applied to treat HPV driven head & neck cancers. The goal is to take this to a clinical trial.
🧪 archive.today/n4QAc
Another application for CRISPR-
To target mutated proteins that were previously deemed "undruggable" or difficult to target.
This has been applied to treat HPV driven head & neck cancers. The goal is to take this to a clinical trial.
🧪 archive.today/n4QAc
Bizarre CRISPR enzyme kills cancer cells by shredding their DNA
Early tests suggest the protein can be aimed at targets with tumour-causing mutations.
www.nature.com
August 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The world of CRISPR is bursting open!
Another application for CRISPR-
To target mutated proteins that were previously deemed "undruggable" or difficult to target.
This has been applied to treat HPV driven head & neck cancers. The goal is to take this to a clinical trial.
🧪 archive.today/n4QAc
Another application for CRISPR-
To target mutated proteins that were previously deemed "undruggable" or difficult to target.
This has been applied to treat HPV driven head & neck cancers. The goal is to take this to a clinical trial.
🧪 archive.today/n4QAc
I thank those of you who responded with your stories about hpv driven cancers here. I urge you to share those stories with your Senators now to help defeat RFK Jr as HHS Secretary. I also urge you to be ready to tell them in future months as Republicans come after your healthcare, specifically ..
My brother and one of my best friends got squamous cell cancer in the throat and mouth due to HPV. If they had received the HPV vaccine as young men (then unavailable), most likely they would never have gotten cancer.
Vaccines work. Don't let these trumpers tell you otherwise.
Vaccines work. Don't let these trumpers tell you otherwise.
December 17, 2024 at 11:01 AM
I thank those of you who responded with your stories about hpv driven cancers here. I urge you to share those stories with your Senators now to help defeat RFK Jr as HHS Secretary. I also urge you to be ready to tell them in future months as Republicans come after your healthcare, specifically ..
This is the same reasoning that has driven rejection of cancer-preventing HPV vaccines!
Again, it comes back to the idea that public health and medicine are saving lives (i.e., preventing morbidity and mortality in populations) that these commentators deem unworthy.
Again, it comes back to the idea that public health and medicine are saving lives (i.e., preventing morbidity and mortality in populations) that these commentators deem unworthy.
Wow. And no. “I am not completely opposed to contraception. I think, though, that women in particular should behave as if contraception doesn’t exist… Maybe that’s my concrete proposal: that you should use contraception within marriage rather than as a means of seeming to have consequence-free sex.”
Opinion | Is It Time for a New Sexual Revolution?
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2026 at 3:21 PM
This is the same reasoning that has driven rejection of cancer-preventing HPV vaccines!
Again, it comes back to the idea that public health and medicine are saving lives (i.e., preventing morbidity and mortality in populations) that these commentators deem unworthy.
Again, it comes back to the idea that public health and medicine are saving lives (i.e., preventing morbidity and mortality in populations) that these commentators deem unworthy.
I am a vulva cancer survivor, driven by HPV.
This guy is so dangerous.
This guy is so dangerous.
January 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I am a vulva cancer survivor, driven by HPV.
This guy is so dangerous.
This guy is so dangerous.
A recent case study has raised questions about whether HPV-driven skin cancer could be a wider, previously unrecognised problem.
Skin cancer: is HPV also a potential cause?
A recent case study has raised questions about whether HPV-driven skin cancer could be a wider, previously unrecognised problem.
tcnv.link
August 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A recent case study has raised questions about whether HPV-driven skin cancer could be a wider, previously unrecognised problem.
HPV causes ~5% of all cancers worldwide. The vaccine protects against the strains most likely to cause cancer. That includes:
- Cervical cancer (virtually all cases are HPV-driven)
- Anal cancer
- Oropharyngeal cancer (throat, base of tongue, tonsils)
- Vulvar & vaginal cancers
- Penile cancer
- Cervical cancer (virtually all cases are HPV-driven)
- Anal cancer
- Oropharyngeal cancer (throat, base of tongue, tonsils)
- Vulvar & vaginal cancers
- Penile cancer
August 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
HPV causes ~5% of all cancers worldwide. The vaccine protects against the strains most likely to cause cancer. That includes:
- Cervical cancer (virtually all cases are HPV-driven)
- Anal cancer
- Oropharyngeal cancer (throat, base of tongue, tonsils)
- Vulvar & vaginal cancers
- Penile cancer
- Cervical cancer (virtually all cases are HPV-driven)
- Anal cancer
- Oropharyngeal cancer (throat, base of tongue, tonsils)
- Vulvar & vaginal cancers
- Penile cancer
Don’t forget to vaccinate boys. Cervical cancer isn’t the only HPV driven cancer and unvaccinated boys can transmit to others who are unvaccinated.
#CervicalCancer could be the first cancer EVER in the world to be eliminated, if:
9️⃣0️⃣% of girls are vaccinated
7️⃣0️⃣% of women are screened
9️⃣0️⃣% of women with cervical cancer receive treatment
Learn more: bit.ly/47GIbzd #EndCervicalCancer
9️⃣0️⃣% of girls are vaccinated
7️⃣0️⃣% of women are screened
9️⃣0️⃣% of women with cervical cancer receive treatment
Learn more: bit.ly/47GIbzd #EndCervicalCancer
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Don’t forget to vaccinate boys. Cervical cancer isn’t the only HPV driven cancer and unvaccinated boys can transmit to others who are unvaccinated.
Every preventable RSV death in a neonate, measles and paralytic polio case, HPV driven cervical cancer, meningitis death in college students & all other vaccine preventable diseases will be due to RFK Jr., Trump, & their enablers. Every new case & cluster must be tied back to their disastrous views.
The most shocking thing about this is that anyone took him at his word.
February 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Every preventable RSV death in a neonate, measles and paralytic polio case, HPV driven cervical cancer, meningitis death in college students & all other vaccine preventable diseases will be due to RFK Jr., Trump, & their enablers. Every new case & cluster must be tied back to their disastrous views.
🧪 An RCT of 848 caregivers in Japan found an AI chatbot boosted HPV vaccine literacy over government leaflets, but it didn't budge vaccination decisions at two weeks (40.3% vs 39.6%).
LLM conversational tools can clarify facts, yet trust still relies on doctors to make an impact.
#MedSky #MedAI 🛟
LLM conversational tools can clarify facts, yet trust still relies on doctors to make an impact.
#MedSky #MedAI 🛟
AI Chatbot Use for Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Literacy in Japan
This randomized clinical trial evaluates whether an artificial intelligence–driven human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine chatbot improves caregiver HPV vaccine literacy compared with a government…
jamanetwork.com
September 22, 2026 at 3:36 PM
🧪 Cervical cancer deaths in US women under 25 fell 62% (2013–2021), driven by HPV vaccination, per JAMA.
Yet, pandemic-related declines in vaccination rates stress the urgency for broader immunization efforts.🩺 🛟
Yet, pandemic-related declines in vaccination rates stress the urgency for broader immunization efforts.🩺 🛟
Cervical cancer mortality in ‘steep decline’ among young women
Cervical cancer mortality among U.S. women younger than 25 years declined by 62% between 2013 and 2021, a finding largely attributed to the wide availability of HPV vaccination for this age cohort, re...
www.healio.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:08 PM
🧪 Cervical cancer deaths in US women under 25 fell 62% (2013–2021), driven by HPV vaccination, per JAMA.
Yet, pandemic-related declines in vaccination rates stress the urgency for broader immunization efforts.🩺 🛟
Yet, pandemic-related declines in vaccination rates stress the urgency for broader immunization efforts.🩺 🛟
Yeah, I know someone working in a lab on hpv driven cervical cancer and the actual science part is an art which requires learning how cell lines react to changes in temperature & getting western blots to actually fucking work.
The data stuff is relatively simple and downstream from the hard stuff
The data stuff is relatively simple and downstream from the hard stuff
we actually are close to curing many deadly diseases and improving our overall quality of life. however, computer science actually has very little to do with it
June 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Yeah, I know someone working in a lab on hpv driven cervical cancer and the actual science part is an art which requires learning how cell lines react to changes in temperature & getting western blots to actually fucking work.
The data stuff is relatively simple and downstream from the hard stuff
The data stuff is relatively simple and downstream from the hard stuff
A virus-driven cancer epidemic’
Twenty years after the approval of a safe and highly effective vaccine against HPV, one-third of Americans have never heard of the virus.
Twenty years after the approval of a safe and highly effective vaccine against HPV, one-third of Americans have never heard of the virus.
June 10, 2026 at 3:50 AM
A virus-driven cancer epidemic’
Twenty years after the approval of a safe and highly effective vaccine against HPV, one-third of Americans have never heard of the virus.
Twenty years after the approval of a safe and highly effective vaccine against HPV, one-third of Americans have never heard of the virus.
#HPV awareness day.
HPV driven throat cancers are increasing in 40-50 year olds. With early detection they respond well to treatment so know the symptoms - neck lump, change in voice/swallow, change in appearance of tonsils. Even better get vaccinated and vaccinate your kids. #HPVawareness #cansky
HPV driven throat cancers are increasing in 40-50 year olds. With early detection they respond well to treatment so know the symptoms - neck lump, change in voice/swallow, change in appearance of tonsils. Even better get vaccinated and vaccinate your kids. #HPVawareness #cansky
Today is HPV Awareness Day.
80% of people will get a high-risk #HPV infection at some point in their lives. Unfortuinately for a small minority like myself, the virus will go onto cause cancer. But it can be prevented through vaccination. #HPVawareness #cansky
oraclehnc.org.uk/get-involved...
80% of people will get a high-risk #HPV infection at some point in their lives. Unfortuinately for a small minority like myself, the virus will go onto cause cancer. But it can be prevented through vaccination. #HPVawareness #cansky
oraclehnc.org.uk/get-involved...
Sign Away Cancer - Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK
Join Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK's campaign to sign your child's Year 8 HPV vaccine permission form to sign away cancer!
oraclehnc.org.uk
March 5, 2026 at 7:52 AM
#HPV awareness day.
HPV driven throat cancers are increasing in 40-50 year olds. With early detection they respond well to treatment so know the symptoms - neck lump, change in voice/swallow, change in appearance of tonsils. Even better get vaccinated and vaccinate your kids. #HPVawareness #cansky
HPV driven throat cancers are increasing in 40-50 year olds. With early detection they respond well to treatment so know the symptoms - neck lump, change in voice/swallow, change in appearance of tonsils. Even better get vaccinated and vaccinate your kids. #HPVawareness #cansky
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- Monovalent vaccines protect against one strain or pathogen (e.g., Hepatitis B).
- Multivalent (combination) vaccines protect against several at once MMR, DTaP, or HPV-9.
Multivalent ≠ “rushed cocktail.” It’s a deliberate, data-driven design that broadens protection safely and efficiency.
- Monovalent vaccines protect against one strain or pathogen (e.g., Hepatitis B).
- Multivalent (combination) vaccines protect against several at once MMR, DTaP, or HPV-9.
Multivalent ≠ “rushed cocktail.” It’s a deliberate, data-driven design that broadens protection safely and efficiency.
October 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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- Monovalent vaccines protect against one strain or pathogen (e.g., Hepatitis B).
- Multivalent (combination) vaccines protect against several at once MMR, DTaP, or HPV-9.
Multivalent ≠ “rushed cocktail.” It’s a deliberate, data-driven design that broadens protection safely and efficiency.
- Monovalent vaccines protect against one strain or pathogen (e.g., Hepatitis B).
- Multivalent (combination) vaccines protect against several at once MMR, DTaP, or HPV-9.
Multivalent ≠ “rushed cocktail.” It’s a deliberate, data-driven design that broadens protection safely and efficiency.
Think skin cancer only comes from sun damage? Think again.
HPV19, previously thought harmless, just caused aggressive skin cancer in a patient with immune dysfunction. Researchers now wonder -- could HPV-driven skin cancer be hiding in plain sight?
bit.ly/4oD5gJm via @uk.theconversation.com
HPV19, previously thought harmless, just caused aggressive skin cancer in a patient with immune dysfunction. Researchers now wonder -- could HPV-driven skin cancer be hiding in plain sight?
bit.ly/4oD5gJm via @uk.theconversation.com
Skin cancer: is HPV also a potential cause?
A recent case study has raised questions about whether HPV-driven skin cancer could be a wider, previously unrecognised problem.
bit.ly
August 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Think skin cancer only comes from sun damage? Think again.
HPV19, previously thought harmless, just caused aggressive skin cancer in a patient with immune dysfunction. Researchers now wonder -- could HPV-driven skin cancer be hiding in plain sight?
bit.ly/4oD5gJm via @uk.theconversation.com
HPV19, previously thought harmless, just caused aggressive skin cancer in a patient with immune dysfunction. Researchers now wonder -- could HPV-driven skin cancer be hiding in plain sight?
bit.ly/4oD5gJm via @uk.theconversation.com
Glad to finally see this online 🎉
Excellent work from PhD student Louisa in my group
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Excellent work from PhD student Louisa in my group
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins in HPV-driven carcinogenesis - Oncogene
Oncogene - Ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins in HPV-driven carcinogenesis
www.nature.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Glad to finally see this online 🎉
Excellent work from PhD student Louisa in my group
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Excellent work from PhD student Louisa in my group
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Haigentz described head and neck cancers fueled by HPV as a “growing, virus-driven cancer epidemic. It’s a major public health concern.”
The best hope for reducing the suffering and death from HPV-related head and neck cancers, Haigentz said, is prevention.
The best hope for reducing the suffering and death from HPV-related head and neck cancers, Haigentz said, is prevention.
June 10, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Haigentz described head and neck cancers fueled by HPV as a “growing, virus-driven cancer epidemic. It’s a major public health concern.”
The best hope for reducing the suffering and death from HPV-related head and neck cancers, Haigentz said, is prevention.
The best hope for reducing the suffering and death from HPV-related head and neck cancers, Haigentz said, is prevention.