Rates of new anal cancer diagnoses and deaths related to human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection, have increased dramatically over the last 15 years, according to researchers at The University ...
Nov 19, 2019
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According to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer affecting women worldwide. Currently, early screenings of pre-cancerous tissues and vaccination have proven to be the most ...
Nov 19, 2019
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A new study in The American Journal of Pathology reports that medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), the active ingredient in the common contraceptive injection Depo-Provera, was effective in preventing the development of cervical ...
Nov 12, 2019
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Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer affecting women in the United States. That's because there are two good screening tests for cervical cancer. One is the Pap test performed during a pelvic exam ...
Nov 7, 2019
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Signaling a potential major change in cervical cancer screening options for American women, a new study found that mailed self-sampling kits that test for HPV—the virus that can cause cervical cancer—helped significantly ...
Nov 6, 2019
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Queen Mary University of London researchers have developed a non-invasive test to detect cervical pre-cancer by analyzing urine and vaginal samples women collect themselves.
Nov 5, 2019
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An at-home, non-invasive screening for cervical pre-cancer could increase compliance with recommended follow-up tests, according to research presented Monday at a cancer conference.
Nov 4, 2019
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Cancer screening rates are up to a quarter lower in women with diabetes, varying by type of cancer, and putting them at risk of poorer cancer outcomes, concludes new research in Diabetologia.
Oct 24, 2019
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In Appalachia, women die from cervical cancer at rates a fifth to a third higher than elsewhere in Virginia. According to new research just published by Emma Mitchell, a University of Virginia assistant professor of nursing, ...
Oct 24, 2019
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Scientists at the University of East Anglia are pioneering a new way of finding the bacteria and viruses associated with cancer.
Oct 22, 2019
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