Many women worry hormonal contraceptives have dangerous side-effects including increased cancer risk. But this perception is often out of proportion with the actual risks.
Jan 14, 2025
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Cervical cancer remains a major health threat for women globally, with the highest incidence in developing nations. Despite the availability of preventive measures, challenges such as limited health care resources and inadequate ...
Jan 10, 2025
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After committing to a global plan to eliminate cervical cancer, New Zealand is lagging behind Australia and other countries in how it manages this preventable disease.
Jan 5, 2025
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Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects up to half of all women during their lifetime, and one in eight will have surgery to treat it by the age of 85. Yet, despite how common POP is, the public's awareness and understanding ...
Dec 25, 2024
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A recent study led by researchers at the University of Arizona Cancer Center and Northern Arizona University found that Native American women were disproportionately affected by vaginal dysbiosis, a disruption in the balance ...
Dec 19, 2024
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A new protocol for the analysis of self-collected cervical samples could reduce the need for follow-up clinician screening for many women, and result in more rapid referral for gynecology assessment for others. This could ...
Dec 13, 2024
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Shadmehr (Shawn) Demehri, MD, Ph.D., of the Department of Dermatology and Center for Cancer Immunology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the corresponding author of a paper published in Cancer Cell, "Commensal papillomavirus ...
Dec 13, 2024
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The human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection, accounts for 70% of all throat cancers, according to the National Cancer Institute. While commonly associated with cervical cancer, throat cancer is ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said Tuesday.
Dec 10, 2024
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Improvements in cancer prevention and screening have averted more deaths from five cancer types combined over the past 45 years than treatment advances, according to a modeling study led by researchers at the National Institutes ...
Dec 5, 2024
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