Oncology & Cancer
Too often, women aren't told of sexual side effects of cancer treatments
When a man has cancer in an area that affects sexual function, his doctor is likely to discuss it with him.
Oct 25, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Sexual side effects of cancer treatment often unaddressed with female patients
A new study finds that sexual side effects of cancer treatment are discussed far less frequently with female patients than with male patients, even when the treatment directly affects sex organs. Among patients receiving ...
Oct 22, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Cervical cancer discovery offers major new clue to better understand the disease
Scientists have discovered that cervical cancer can be divided into two distinct molecular subgroups—one far more aggressive than the other—as part of the largest "omics" study of its kind, led by researchers at UCL and ...
Oct 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New cervical screening test could predict cell changes years before they occur
A new swab test that identifies potentially dangerous cervical cell changes up to four years before they happen has been developed by researchers from UCL and the University of Innsbruck.
Oct 20, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
One million children lose mother to cancer a year: research
Around one million children worldwide lose their mother to cancer every year, often leaving orphans caught up in a "vicious cycle of disadvantage", researchers said Wednesday.
Oct 19, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Miami's Little Haiti joins global effort to end cervical cancer
More than 300,000 women around the world die from cervical cancer each year. In the U.S., women of Haitian descent are diagnosed with it at higher rates than the general population.
Oct 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds high rates of over- and under-screening for cervical cancer
According to new research from Boston Medical Center, younger women aged 21–39 are more likely to be over-screened for cervical cancer, while older women aged 50–64 are more likely to be under or unscreened. Of those ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Five things to do in your 20s and 30s to reduce your risk of preventable cancer
Most of us don't think about cancer when we're in our 20s and 30s. But recent research has shown that people born after 1990 are more likely to develop cancer before the age of 50 than any other generation before.
Oct 5, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New abortion laws jeopardize cancer treatment for pregnant patients
As abortion bans go into effect across a contiguous swath of the South, cancer physicians are wrestling with how new state laws will influence their discussions with pregnant patients about what treatment options they can ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study indicates who faces highest risk of HPV infection and anal cancer
Previous sexually transmitted infections and more sexual partners predict new human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in men who have sex with men, other cisgender sexual minority men and transgender women, according to a Rutgers ...
Sep 7, 2022
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