How to Use papilloma in a Sentence

papilloma

noun
  • For years, health officials have urged people under the age of 26 to get the vaccine that protects against human papilloma virus (HPV).
    Korin Miller, SELF, 9 Oct. 2018
  • His daughter, Sammi, was born with choroid piexus papilloma, a rare brain tumor that affects her ability to learn, walk, eat, run and jump.
    Joanne Davidson, The Denver Post, 2 June 2017
  • The Pap checks for abnormal cells that may become cancer cells, while the HPV test looks for the human papilloma virus, which can sometimes lead to cervical cancer.
    Kara Wahlgren, Seventeen, 29 Jan. 2019
  • Cervical cancer can be caused by several types of the human papilloma virus (HPV).
    Leana Wen, SELF, 28 Jan. 2019
  • The woman was also found to have multiple intraductal papillomas or benign growths in her breasts.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 8 Apr. 2020
  • The proteins of the human papilloma viruses, for instance, were arranged in five-fold pentagonal structures, rather than hexagonal ones.
    Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2017
  • Aubrea Valencia, 29, a hair stylist, listened carefully as Ms. Bautista explained the reasons for the human papilloma virus and meningitis vaccines.
    Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Not all papilloma growths are cancerous, but Dr. Fisher says about 10 to 15% of them may harbor a malignancy or precancerous cells.
    Ashley Abramson, Health.com, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Other vaccines such as the BCG, influenza, and human papilloma virus vaccines can cause axillary adenopathy, albeit more rarely.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
  • For this reason, vaccines already exist for some viruses that lead to cancer, including hepatitis B and human papilloma virus (HPV).
    Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2021
  • However, developing vaccines based on viral proteins takes anywhere from years, such as for the human papilloma virus, to several decades, such as for rotavirus.
    Sanjay Mishra, The Conversation, 21 May 2020
  • This year’s Lasker prizes are going to a molecular biologist who figured out how cells regulate growth and two researchers who developed a vaccine for the cancer-causing human papilloma virus (HPV).
    Giorgia Guglielmi, Science | AAAS, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Such viruses include Epstein-Barr, a type of herpes, which can cause mononucleosis and other illnesses; human papilloma, which can lead to cancer; and West Nile, which can cause memory and balance problems.
    Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Nov. 2021
  • There already is precedent with other vaccines (hepatitis B, human papilloma virus) for a three-dose primary series.
    Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Vaccines for hepatitis A and varicella (chickenpox) always require two doses; human papilloma virus can require two or three; and hepatitis B can require up to four.
    Robert Klitzman, CNN, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Many viruses can replicate in humans and not cause symptoms, including enteroviruses, human polio virus, human papilloma virus and others, Laurens said.
    Rick Rouan, USA TODAY, 24 June 2021
  • Many rich countries vaccinate children against human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer.
    The Economist, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Viruses are suspected of causing gastric papillomas in beluga whales as well as skin papillomas in Florida manatees and harbor porpoises.
    National Geographic, 6 July 2016
  • Viruses are suspected of causing gastric papillomas in beluga whales as well as skin papillomas in Florida manatees and harbor porpoises.
    National Geographic, 6 July 2016
  • Another ongoing challenge is boosting childhood vaccination rates against the human papilloma virus.
    Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 12 Sep. 2017
  • This is important since adolescents are recommended to receive several other important vaccines, such as meningococcal and human papilloma virus vaccines.
    Julie Washington, cleveland, 20 May 2021

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