Infections due to the sexually transmitted bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis often remain unnoticed. The pathogen is not only a common cause of female infertility; it is also suspected of increasing the risk of abdominal cancer. ...
Nov 14, 2014
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Despite decades of effort in the war against cancer, screening tests are available for only five types of the disease, representing less than one-third of all cases.
Feb 10, 2023
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Breast cancer screening has not played a direct part in the reductions of breast cancer mortality in recent years, says a new study published on bmj.com today.
Jul 29, 2011
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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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A team of researchers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, working with a colleague from Myunggok Medical Research Center, has found that test mice intentionally overfed to make them obese put up a stronger ...
Two University of Houston researchers, working to find cancer cures, received grants from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), the organization that funds groundbreaking cancer research and prevention ...
Mar 1, 2018
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The vaccine against human papillomaviruses (HPVs) works, successfully preventing infections that cause genital warts, cervical cancer, and some other cancers related to the anus, genitals, head, and neck. But what happens ...
Nov 8, 2023
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Women know that Pap tests are a useful screening test for cervical cancer, but according to a new study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, most of those surveyed are unaware ...
May 11, 2015
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(Medical Xpress) -- Blocking a key DNA damage repair enzyme, called APE1, could provide a new way to kill cancer cells containing faulty BRCA genes, according to research presented at the National Cancer Research Institute ...
Nov 7, 2011
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Vaccinations against human papillomavirus (HPV), a major cause of throat and back of mouth cancers, are expected to yield significant reductions in the rates of these cancers in the U.S., but will not do so until after 2045, ...
Sep 2, 2021
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