Health Beliefs and Perspectives of Parents Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Kuwait: Qualitative Study Background: After breast #Cancer, cervical #Cancer (CC) is one of the leading causes of female mortality. CC accounts for more than 7.5% of female #Cancer deaths worldwide. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease in women and the leading cause of CC in almost 99% of all CC cases. HPV vaccination could prevent up to 70% of HPV-related CC and 90% of genital warts. HPV vaccination is the bedrock of primary prevention and helps reduce the incidence and death rates of HPV-associated CC. Objective: The study aimed to understand the knowledge, health beliefs, and perspectives of Kuwaiti parents regarding HPV vaccination, with the goal of developing a health promotion policy and introducing a national immunization program in Kuwait. Methods: A total of 37 participants were evaluated using purposive sampling to select 20 (54%) participants for one-on-one semistructured interviews. We wanted to include both participants (male and female parents) with primary education (diploma or below) or secondary and higher education (bachelor’s degree and above). We had four categories (male parents/guardians with a diploma or below, male parents/guardians with a bachelor’s degree or above, female parents/guardians with a diploma or below, and female parents/guardians with a bachelor’s degree or above) with at least 5 participants in each category, which gave us 20 participants. Semistructured interviews were based on the Health Belief Model (HBM). The data were thematically analyzed using an inductive approach, generating themes through the theoretical framework of the HBM, and theme extraction analyses were managed on a semantic level. Results: We identified 7 main themes containing 20 subthemes. The seven themes were (1) knowledge and awareness about HPV infection and vaccination (3 subthemes); (2) perceived susceptibility, which is explained by the HPV infection effect based on sex (2 subthemes); (3) perceived barriers to HPV vaccination (8 subthemes); (4) perceived benefits (1 subtheme); (5) perceived severity (2 subthemes); (6) perceived efficacy (2 subthemes); and (7) cues to action (2 subthemes). Conclusions: The HBM framework is beneficial for Kuwait’s HPV vaccination campaign. The correlation between sexual intercourse and the HPV vaccine frequently adds complexity to the decision-making process about immunization. This study demonstrates that positive cues to action from health care practitioners and educational vaccination benefits can overcome perceived barriers among parents related to stigma and religion. It is essential to conduct more such research to guide the development of interventions aimed at promoting adoption of the HPV vaccine.

JMIR Formative Res: Health Beliefs and Perspectives of Parents Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Kuwait: Qualitative Study #HPV #Vaccination #CervicalCancer #HealthAwareness #PublicHealth

University of Illinois Cancer Center member Pamela Ganschow, MD.

Bears Care awarded $150K to our own Pamela Ganschow, MD, supporting efforts to expand patient navigation, connect communities to free #breastcancer and #cervicalcancer screenings, and improve access to cancer genetic services.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4sII9yU

𝐊𝐂𝐌𝐒’𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐬.
This work reflects KCMS’s commitment to advancing evidence-based oncology care through real-world, systems-focused solutions.
https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103426
#KCMS #OncologyCare #HealthEquity #CervicalCancer

🌺PalUpNow! And Cancer Foundation of India Help Women And Girls 🎗About PalUpNow! Charity

#PalUpNow! teamed up with the #Cancer Foundation of #India🇮🇳 for #CervicalScreening and #HPV #vaccination💉of #women and #girls. Thank you🙏Mousumi Biswas, for being a Cancer Ride Pal.

#life #Help #cervicalcancer #safety #CancerAwareness

Click link in bio or go to https://ow.ly/XQ7j50YxNBb to view this on demand education today! #clinicaltrials #GOGF #GOGPartners #GynecologicOncology #clinicaltrials #GOGPartners #GOGF #clinicaltrials #cervicalcancer #IGCS2025

The draft guideline protocol for "Treatment of Patients with Invasive #CervicalCancer" is open for comments. Please review and submit your comments by April 7 to help shape final recommendations.

Read & comment here: https://bit.ly/4sUHji8

🇮🇳 India has started the world’s biggest #HPV vaccination drive 💉 aiming to protect millions of teens each year from #CervicalCancer. The vaccines are free at public clinics ❤️. Since cervical cancer causes around 80,000 deaths a year in India, this step could make a huge difference 📚✨.

Inequalities in cervical cancer prevention persist.

Racism, stigma and lack of trust can limit access to screening and HPV vaccination.

HPV-FASTER works with communities to co-create inclusive solutions.

#HPVFASTERImplement #HealthEquity #CervicalCancer

Dr. Kim Garcia & Dr. Cheryl Armstrong at the 2026 Eurogin International Multidisciplinary HPV Congress in Austria. They presented on behalf of @madreyninoorg.bsky.social on cervical cancer in Guatemala!

#madreyninoorg #madreyniñoorg #cervicalcancer #midwives #eurogin2026

Dr. Cheryl Armstrong also presented on behalf of @madreyninoorg at the Eurogin Conference in Vienna! The presentation was centered on cervical cancer in Guatemala.

#madreyninoorg #madreyniñoorg #cervicalcancer #midwives #eurogin

Congratulations Dr Kimberly Garcia for presenting on behalf of Madre y Niño at Eurogin Conference in Vienna! The presentation is centered on cervical cancer in Guatemala.

#madreyninoorg #madreyniñoorg #cervicalcancer #midwives

Focus on cervical cancer screening Volume 13, Issue 11 | March 19, 2026

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Why does #Alzheimers progress faster in women than in men?
Neuro association issues new guidelines on #wearables
There’s no predicting #pollen

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#sensitiveandspecific #diagnostics #cervicalcancer #americanacademyofneurology #allergies #COVID

The #OncoAlertColloquium 2026 GYN Malignancies🚨 DAY FOUR (ESGO)
Presentation by Dr. Nicolò Bizzarri🇮🇹 : Year in Review Surgical #CervicalCancer
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Surgical trials for cervical cancer in 2025 focused on de-escalation of surgical radicality.

European Women and Cancer Policy Index The impact of cancer on women has many facets, so too should the tools we use to address it. The European Women and Cancer Policy Index is the first practical approach for benchmarking the policies an...

Women may face different challenges in cancer care & prevention. eiwh.bsky.social, a HPV-FASTER-Implement partner, participated in the index group for @europeancancer.bsky.social's European Women and Cancer Policy Index: europeancancer.org/womenandcanc...
#cancer #publichealth #hpv #cervicalcancer

Women's Health Screening and Education Saturday 21 March 8am - 12pm Women Health Kamfinsa 183 Arcturus Road Kamfinsa, Harare For queries and information contact: +263 787 602 900 drgmtc@gmail.com

Women's Health Screening and Education

Saturday 21 March
8am - 12pm
Women Health Kamfinsa
183 Arcturus Road
Kamfinsa, Harare

For queries and information contact:
+263 787 602 900
drgmtc@gmail.com

#WomensHealth #CervicalCancer #BreastCancer

Algorithm for monitoring treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grades 2 and 3. Flowchart shows: Treatment, HPV-based testing in 6 mo@1. Any positive HPV test or ASC-H, AGC at the 6-mo visit leads to colposcopy. Else, repeat HPV-based testing in 1 y.

💡 This Clinical Insights article outlines guideline-recommended #CervicalCancer posttreatment monitoring, which includes #HPV-based testing at 6, 18, and 30 months after treatment, followed by screening every three years for at least 25 years.

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Spoken by women who walk in the shoes - "Underfunding in gynaecological cancer research is costing women their lives". www.womencan.org.au/underfunded #gynaecancer #uterinecancer #endometrialcancer #ovariancancer #cervicalcancer #vaginalcancer #vulvarcancer www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYwC...

Few days left to submit your proposal for the #IPVS2026 Awareness Track: “The Cervix and Beyond: Expanding HPV Awareness Across All HPV-Related Cancers and Diseases.

📅Submission deadline: March 31, 2026
🔗https://ipvsconference.org/hpv-awareness-track/


#HPV #CervicalCancer #PublicHealth

Effect of direct mailing self-sampling kits on participation in the Dutch hrHPV-based cervical screening programme: a population-based study Direct mailing of self-sampling kits is an effective strategy to increase participation in population-based cervical cancer screening programmes, especially among first-time invitees and previous non-...

First real-world, nationwide evidence that an opt-out, mailed #SelfSampling strategy can substantially improve #CervicalCancer screening coverage.

In the Netherlands, participation increased from 42.1% to 49.9% (RR 1.19, 95% CI 1.18–1.19).

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

...🆕Marta Alcalde-Herraiz and colleagues report their multinational target trial emulation study investigating the long-term effectiveness of #HPV vaccination against invasive #cervicalcancer and related precancerous lesions

Read the full Article here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#medsky

#HPV #CervicalCancer

HPV, Hysteria, and Half-Truths: Why Your Daughter Deserves Better Than Anti-Vaxx, 'WhatsApp University' Propaganda Your daughter’s HPV shot is not the problem. Our love for misinformation is.

#CervicalCancer kills 219 Indian women DAILY. So why is the #HPVvaccine still surrounded by so much "hysteria"?
My article breaks down the myths circulating in your family group chats. Let’s talk #facts. Let’s save lives. 💉✨
With @SatyenKBordoloi
#HPV
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#ONCOnews #OncoAlert #OncEd #Oncology #CancerResearch #CervicalCancer #Immunotherapy #CancerTreatment #ClinicalTrials #OncologyNews #MedicalResearch #PrecisionMedicine #CancerCare #HealthcareInnovation #CancerScience #OncologyCommunity #WomenHealth #Gynecologic

The March 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is online!
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

In this issue: #CervicalCancer, #CannabisLegalization, #HTLV-1, #GastrointestinalMortality, #PostpartumDepression, #TuberculosScreening, #OpioidPrescription, #OralHealth, and much more.

Women's Health Screening and Education Saturday 14th March 8am - 12pm Women Health Kamfinsa 183 Arcturus Road Kamfinsa, Harare For queries and information contact: +263 787 602 900 drgmtc@gmail.com

Women's Health Screening and Education

Saturday 14th March
8am - 12pm
Women Health Kamfinsa
183 Arcturus Road
Kamfinsa, Harare

For queries and information contact:
+263 787 602 900
drgmtc@gmail.com

#WomensHealth #CervicalCancer #BreastCancer

𝐊𝐂𝐌𝐒’𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐬.
This work reflects KCMS’s commitment to advancing evidence-based oncology care through real-world, systems-focused solutions.
https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103426
#KCMS #OncologyCare #HealthEquity #CervicalCancer

Two graphs comparing 'ST' and 'Maps' cost-effectiveness probability vs. WTP per quit at month 12 and month 18. 'ST' decreases and 'Maps' increases until they stabilize around 0. 'ST' decreases and 'Maps' increases until they stabilize around 7500.

In survivors of #CervicalCancer or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, the MAPS behavioral intervention was cost effective for smoking cessation at 12 months compared with standard treatment. ja.ma/3NgTwP2

A randomized phase III clinical trial of weekly versus tri-weekly cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: results of the TACO (GCIG/KGOG 1027/THAI 2012) study The standard treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer is cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy; however, the optimal dose and dosing schedule of cisplatin remain debated. The aim of this study was t...

A randomized phase III clinical trial of weekly versus tri-weekly cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced #CervicalCancer: results of the TACO (GCIG/KGOG 1027/THAI 2012) study www.esmoopen.com/article/S205...

#Medsky🧪 #oncosky #publichealth In this cohort study of #cervicalcancer screen testing approaches & risk of cervical precancer, after a negative HPV test (regardless of #cytology results) the risk of precancer remained acceptably low (cumulative incidence risk, 0.41) throughout long-term follow-up…

#Genmab's recently approved therapy for #cervicalcancer that has come back or spread, Tivdak, has been turned down for #NHS use in initial #guidance from #reimbursement authority #NICE.

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