SciShow
Why HPV Is Cancer In One Convenient Package
HPV isn't the only virus that causes cancer, but it's one of the best at it. Here's what we've learned about this supervillain of a pathogen, and how to stop it.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What is HPV and how can you protect yourself from it? - Emma Bryce
Get informed on the causes and risks of human papillomavirus, HPV, and how to protect yourself from the infection. -- At some point, most sexually active people will be infected with human papillomavirus, or HPV. There are over 100 types...
Crash Course
Probability Part 1 Rules and Patterns - Crash Course Statistics
Today we’re going to begin our discussion of probability. We’ll talk about how the addition (OR) rule, the multiplication (AND) rule, and conditional probabilities help us figure out the likelihood of sequences of events happening - from...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks - Robin Bulleri
Imagine something small enough to float on a particle of dust that holds the keys to understanding cancer, virology, and genetics. Luckily for us, such a thing exists in the form of trillions upon trillions of human, lab-grown cells...
Curated Video
New Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Testing: HPV and Pap Tests
The video discusses the importance of testing for the human papilloma virus (HPV) and conducting regular Pap tests to identify the risk of developing cervical cancer. The US FDA has issued new guidelines for testing, emphasizing the...
Healthcare Triage
Ten Years Later: The HPV Vaccine is Still Incredible & Lifesaving
We love some good vaccine data, and we were pretty excited to see a new, long-term study published this month on cervical cancer outcomes after the HPV vaccine.
SWPictures
Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment in Rural Rwanda
This video showcases a low-resource alternative to high-tech screening for cervical cancer called C and treat, developed by American medical volunteers in Rwanda. The technique involves using vinegar to coagulate abnormal cells in the...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Global Health Cancer - 10 facts
This global health video blog provides 10 facts about cancer.
SWPictures
Vaccine Hunters: A Cure for Poverty
The big issues, the controversies, the debates – and the future. Despite the excellent track record of vaccines in some quarters they are still treated with considerable suspicion. How can – and should – these doubters be convinced? In...
Healthcare Triage
More People Should Get the HPV Vaccine
The CDC recommendations for the HPV vaccine have just changed. If you’re 45 years of age or younger, then you might want to talk to your doctor about getting vaccinated yourself.
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - The Real Lady Killer
In the developing world it’s the leading cause of female cancer deaths: it’s cervical cancer and it kills more than half a million women every year, most in poor countries. New low-tech screening programmes have begun to reduce cancer...
Healthcare Triage
The HPV Vaccine, and Why Your Kids Should Get It: Healthcare Triage #4
Human Papillomaviruses (HPV) are the cause of genital warts, and believed to lead to a number of cancers. But there's a vaccine for HPV that can prevent you from getting infected. This week, Rosianna sends in some questions about the...
JJ Medicine
Cervical Cancer Signs & Symptoms (& Why They Occur)
Cervical Cancer Signs & Symptoms (& Why They Occur) Cervical Cancer (cancer of the cervix) is the 3rd or 4th most common gynecological cancer worldwide with an estimated age of onset of 52 years old. Cervical Cancer is caused by human...
Healthcare Triage
You Guys Should Get the HPV Vaccine, Too
The HPV vaccine is pretty well known amongst the public, but mostly as a measure against cervical cancer in women. A recent news article highlights its use in men, and we want to highlight that highlight.
Professor Dave Explains
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a virus that many people are familiar with, as it is unbelievably prevalent in the human population. But there are many strains that do different things in the body, as they invade different types of...
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6th Annual Inspiration Awards Benefiting Step Up Women's Network
INTERVIEW: Susie Carillo on her personal experience with cervical cancer, on being a survivor. at the 6th Annual Inspiration Awards Benefiting Step Up Women's Network at Beverly Hills CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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6th Annual Inspiration Awards Benefiting Step Up Women's Network
INTERVIEW: Jane Smith on surviving cervical cancer, on advice to women, on what survivorship means to her. at the 6th Annual Inspiration Awards Benefiting Step Up Women's Network at Beverly Hills CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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6th Annual Inspiration Awards Benefiting Step Up Women's Network
INTERVIEW: Alicia Cunningham on being here, on surviving, on getting support while going through a diagnosis of cervical cancer. at the 6th Annual Inspiration Awards Benefiting Step Up Women's Network at Beverly Hills CA. (Footage by...
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6th Annual Inspiration Awards Benefiting Step Up Women's Network
INTERVIEW: Jane Smith on surviving cervical cancer, on advice to women, on what survivorship means to her. at the 6th Annual Inspiration Awards Benefiting Step Up Women's Network at Beverly Hills CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
Curated Video
Simple vinegar test found to lower cervical cancer death rates
Mumbai - 21 May, 2013
1. Various of cervical cancer survivor Usha Devi lighting a traditional lamp, praying
2. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Usha Devi, Cancer survivor :
"Other women used to tell me that it would go away, not to fear. I could not...