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The Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation (ACCF), founded in 2008, promotes 'women's health by eliminating cervical cancer and enabling treatment for women with cervical cancer and related health issues, in Australia and in developing countries.' [155] Ian Frazer, one of the developers of the Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine, is the scientific ...
The Department of Health and Human Services has developed a definition for sexual health in the United States based on the World Health Organization’s definition of sexual health. “Sexual health is a state of well-being in relation to sexuality across the life span that involves physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual dimensions.
v. t. e. Sexual and reproductive health ( SRH) [1] is a field of research, health care, and social activism that explores the health of an individual's reproductive system and sexual well-being during all stages of their life. [2] [3] [4] Sexual and reproductive health is more commonly defined as sexual and reproductive health and rights, [5 ...
WHO Blue Books. The WHO Classification of Tumours, more commonly known as the WHO Blue Books, is a series of books that classify tumours. They are compiled by expert consensus and published by the World Health Organization 's (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). They appear in print and online in a series of 15 books, each ...
Human papillomavirus infection ( HPV infection) is caused by a DNA virus from the Papillomaviridae family. [ 5] Many HPV infections cause no symptoms and 90% resolve spontaneously within two years. [ 1] In some cases, an HPV infection persists and results in either warts or precancerous lesions. [ 2] These lesions, depending on the site ...
v. t. e. The Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People ( SOC) is an international clinical protocol by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) outlining the recommended assessment and treatment for transgender and gender-diverse individuals across the lifespan including social, hormonal ...
Vaginal cancer is an extraordinarily rare form of cancer that develops in the tissue of the vagina. [1] Primary vaginal cancer originates from the vaginal tissue – most frequently squamous cell carcinoma, but primary vaginal adenocarcinoma, sarcoma, and melanoma have also been reported [2] – while secondary vaginal cancer involves the metastasis of a cancer that originated in a different ...
The World Association for Sexual Health ( WAS) is an international umbrella organization representing sexological societies and sexologists worldwide. [ 1] Founded in 1978 in Rome, Italy, the WAS main goal is to promote sexual health for all through sexological science. Since its beginning, the WAS has successfully sponsored 19 international ...