A culturally tailored intervention to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) screening among low-income Asian American women significantly increased awareness and willingness to conduct a self-sampling test, according to results ...
Sep 24, 2019
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An estimated 92% of cancers caused by HPV could be prevented through vaccination, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday, adding that boosting immunization coverage was a key priority.
Aug 23, 2019
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Using a new blood test that's in development, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers identified characteristics that could be used to personalize treatment for patients with a type ...
Jun 14, 2019
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Urine testing may be as effective as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, according to new research by University of Manchester scientists.
Apr 29, 2019
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More than 150,000 cervical screening samples were waiting to be tested by NHS laboratories across England last year, according to a report.
Feb 4, 2019
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A new test for cervical cancer was found to detect all of the cancers in a randomised clinical screening trial of 15,744 women, outperforming both the current Pap smear and human papillomavirus (HPV) test at a reduced cost, ...
Dec 17, 2018
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Women who do not respond to invitations to attend cervical cancer screening could be sent kits and asked to take their own vaginal samples at home so that samples can be sent to a laboratory for testing, suggests a study ...
Dec 5, 2018
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Screening women for HPV, or human papillomavirus, is a promising way to help detect cervical cancer early, but many at-risk women go without screening for the virus and without Pap tests that look for abnormal cells on the ...
Nov 28, 2018
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A new technology being tested by University of Alberta scientists could revolutionize human papillomavirus (HPV) related cancer diagnostics and cervical cancer screening.
Nov 5, 2018
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Up to 30 per cent of Canadian women are not being regularly screened for cervical cancer, and the lapse is resulting in unnecessary cases of cervical cancer every year, say University of Alberta obstetrics and gynecology ...
Oct 17, 2018
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