Prevention and the HPV vaccine is helping to reduce the numbers of women dying with cervical cancer but new portable screening kits and new types of lab tests will improve diagnosis and earlier treatment of the disease.
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Both cervical and anal cancer are caused by human papillomavirus. Both diseases also share a common precursor: abnormal cells known as high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL).
Jul 1, 2022
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A large clinical trial of people living with HIV has found that treating anal precancerous growths known as high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, or HSIL, reduces the chance that anal cancer will develop by more than ...
Jun 15, 2022
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When thinking about men's health, many people tend to think about heart disease or ailments that that affect men as they age, such as an enlarged prostate or prostate cancer.
Jun 15, 2022
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New findings led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) show the number of women in the United States who reported having a recent (in the past year) breast cancer or cervical cancer screening dropped by 2.13 ...
Jun 3, 2022
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Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that throat cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease, are 15 times more prevalent in Indigenous Australians than young non-Indigenous ...
Jun 1, 2022
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In an amazing twist of fate, the aggressive cervical cancer tumor that killed Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year old African American mother, became an essential tool that helped the biomedical field flourish in the 20th century. ...
Jun 1, 2022
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A study of 1.3 million women in England has provided evidence to support the extension of cervical cancer screening intervals from three years to five years for those that have a negative screen result.
May 31, 2022
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Where should investment be made today in order to save the maximum number of lives from cancer tomorrow? That is the underlying principle behind the "cancer groundshot" philosophy.
May 25, 2022
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Many people who are overweight or obese avoid cancer screening for fear of stigma and judgment about their weight, British researchers report.
May 19, 2022
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