France's largest rewilding project, Zimbabwe's vaccine cyclists, Ecuador's guerrilla seed bank - Squirrel News

In the last edition of the week: France kicks off its biggest-ever rewilding project, Zimbabwe's vaccine cyclists expand access to HPV vaccines to rural communities, and the seed bank preserving plant species in an area scarred by 50 years of constant logging.

Edição de 11 de fevereiro de 2026

Edição desta quarta-feira traz reportagem sobre o vírus HPV e a redução de casos de câncer de colo de útero em mulheres jovens

Howard G. Smith MD, AM on Instagram: "Massachusetts Leads The Pack Eliminating Cervical Cancer Well, its not really total elimination or zero cases but reducing the cases to 4 or fewer for every 100,000 women. Preventing all cervical cancer cases is actually a realistic goal since all cases are driven by the Human Papilloma Virus infections and are preventable by the use of HPV vaccine. A new national study led by collaborators at the Medical University of South Carolina, the Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the University of Puerto Rico was recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Cancer Spectrum. The data shows that Massachusetts is nearly at the elimination threshold, with a rate of 4.3 cases per 100,000 women. By contrast, states in the Southeast average nearly 10 cases per 100,000, and those in the Southwest more than 11/100,000. Mississippi has the highest rate in the nation at 14.8 cases per 100,000. Mortality rates from cervical cancer track a similar pattern with higher death rates in the Southeast and Southwest and the lowest rates in the Northeast. The worst news is that many states have seen little to no improvement over the past decade despite overall national improvements. The researchers emphasize that cervical cancer elimination is achievable if we all pay attention to the key elements of prevention: HPV vaccination, routine screening, and timely treatment. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-massachusetts-closest-cervical-cancer-southeastern.html#google_vignette https://academic.oup.com/jncics/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jncics/pkag005/8440767?login=false #cervical #cancer #hpv #vaccination"

0 likes, 0 comments - drhowardsmithreports on February 10, 2026: "Massachusetts Leads The Pack Eliminating Cervical Cancer Well, its not really total elimination or zero cases but reducing the cases to 4 or fewer for every 100,000 women. Preventing all cervical cancer cases is actually a realistic goal since all cases are driven by the Human Papilloma Virus infections and are preventable by the use of HPV vaccine. A new national study led by collaborators at the Medical University of South Carolina, the Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the University of Puerto Rico was recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Cancer Spectrum. The data shows that Massachusetts is nearly at the elimination threshold, with a rate of 4.3 cases per 100,000 women. By contrast, states in the Southeast average nearly 10 cases per 100,000, and those in the Southwest more than 11/100,000. Mississippi has the highest rate in the nation at 14.8 cases per 100,000. Mortality rates from cervical cancer track a similar pattern with higher death rates in the Southeast and Southwest and the lowest rates in the Northeast. The worst news is that many states have seen little to no improvement over the past decade despite overall national improvements. The researchers emphasize that cervical cancer elimination is achievable if we all pay attention to the key elements of prevention: HPV vaccination, routine screening, and timely treatment. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-massachusetts-closest-cervical-cancer-southeastern.html#google_vignette https://academic.oup.com/jncics/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jncics/pkag005/8440767?login=false #cervical #cancer #hpv #vaccination".

CIDRAP Op-Ed: The HPV vaccine prevents cancer. The new ACIP wants to re-examine that.