Health
8 ways college women can protect their health
(HealthDay)—The start of college means it's time for young women to take charge of their health.
Sep 11, 2017
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Improving cervical cancer screening rates for transgender men
A new study indicates that alternative options for cervical cancer screening, including self-sampling for human papilloma virus (HPV) testing, could improve the screening rate among transgender men. More than half of the ...
Sep 8, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists uncover potential mechanism for HPV-induced skin cancer
Scientists have identified a molecular pathway by which some types of human papilloma virus (HPV) might increase the risk of skin cancer, particularly in people with the rare genetic disorder epidermodysplasia verruciformis ...
Jun 22, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika virus successfully diagnosed from semen
Research presented at ASM Microbe 2017 by experts at the Fertility and Cryogenics Lab shows a reliable clinical assay that can detect the Zika virus from semen samples.
Jun 5, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Predicting throat cancer recurrence with a blood test
A new study suggests the possibility of predicting at its earliest stages when a type of head and neck cancer will come back.
Dec 15, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pubic hair grooming linked to heightened sexually transmitted infection risk
Pubic hair grooming is linked to a heightened risk of acquiring a sexually transmitted infection, finds research published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Dec 5, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Mouth cancer rates soar over 20 years
A new Cancer Research UK analysis reveals that rates of mouth (oral) cancer have jumped by 68 per cent in the UK over the last 20 years, today (Friday).
Nov 25, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Study examines rates of common oral infection that can cause mouth cancer
Researchers at the University of Derby have carried out the first pilot study in the UK looking at the rates of a common oral infection in young healthy adults which can cause cancer in the mouth.
Oct 26, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
More than two-thirds of cervical cancer deaths prevented by screening
Cervical screening prevents 70 per cent of cervical cancer deaths and if all eligible women regularly attended screening this would rise to 83 per cent, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
Sep 19, 2016
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Surgery
Incisionless robotic surgery offers promising outcomes for oropharyngeal cancer patients
A new study from researchers at Henry Ford Hospital finds an incisionless robotic surgery – done alone or in conjunction with chemotherapy or radiation – may offer oropharyngeal cancer patients good outcomes and survival, ...
Sep 16, 2016
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