Oncology & Cancer
Urine test could prevent cervical cancer
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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Oncology & Cancer
Lung cancer under-recognized in people who have never smoked
A group of respiratory medicine and public health experts are calling for lung cancer in never-smokers to be given greater recognition. Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, they say that lung cancer in ...
Apr 25, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Cervical cancer is more aggressive when human papillomavirus is not detected
Cervical cancer negative for the human papilloma virus (HPV) is rare but more aggressive. It is more frequently diagnosed at advanced stages, with more metastasis and reduced survival. These are the conclusions of a study ...
Apr 18, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Older women have the highest risk of dying from cervical cancer
Denmark has one of highest incidences of cervical cancer in the Western world. But once a person has turned 65, they are no longer automatically screened—even though older women are, in fact, the cohort with the highest ...
Apr 4, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Routine HPV vaccination linked to dramatic reduction in cervical disease among young women
Routine vaccination of girls aged 12 or 13 years with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Scotland has led to a dramatic reduction in cervical disease in later life, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Apr 3, 2019
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Health
Study suggests why some young adults may be more likely to engage in unsafe sex
Gender, sexual orientation, and the desire to form lasting romantic relationships appear to influence sexual risk-taking among young adults, according to a new research published in the Journal of Sex Research.
Mar 19, 2019
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Medications
New plant-based vaccine at the forefront of more affordable HPV prevention
Do you change the channel when you see an ad for the Gardasil vaccine? Maybe you are a man and don't think you are at risk of acquiring cancer from HPV, maybe you aren't sexually active, or maybe you don't have the resources ...
Mar 15, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Patients' HIV status should not impact their cancer care
New articles published in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, note that there is no medical justification to deny optimal cancer therapy to individuals with HIV.
Feb 25, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Two types of HPV linked to cervical cancer have declined since the advent of the HPV vaccine
An analysis of cervical precancers over a period of seven years showed that two strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that have been targeted by vaccination since 2006 have declined, accounting for a smaller proportion of ...
Feb 21, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Cervical microbiome may promote high-grade precancerous lesions
Infections with a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) cause 99 percent of cervical cancer cases, and the disease's first sign is often the appearance of precancerous lesions on a woman's cervix. But bacteria may play an important ...
Feb 20, 2019
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