It may not be too late to get your HPV vaccine
Kentucky has the highest rate of cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the U.S.—a dire statistic considering these cancers can be largely preventable through vaccination.
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Investigative Techniques: News and Research on Biopsy
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Professor discusses barriers to cervical cancer screening in Uruguay
The recently released BGI Genomics 2023 Global State of Cervical Cancer Awareness Report highlights the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to cervical cancer screening and the human papillomavirus (HPV) ...
Aug 3, 2023
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Identifying the role of the microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers are taking a new approach to a debilitating illness by looking for a microbiome-based cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Jul 19, 2023
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Models can predict breast cancer-related lymphedema
Preoperative and postoperative models are highly accurate for predicting breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), according to a study published online July 12 in JAMA Surgery.
Jul 14, 2023
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Scientists get closer to a better PSA test
The most common screening test for prostate cancer so often returns a false positive result that it's no longer recommended for men older than 70, and it's offered as a personal choice for younger men.
Jun 10, 2023
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Tiny video capsule shows promise as an alternative to endoscopy
While ingestible video capsule endoscopes have been around for many years, the capsules have been limited by the fact that they could not be controlled by physicians. They moved passively, driven only by gravity and the natural ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Personalizing prostate cancer screening may improve the accuracy of detection
The accuracy of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer can be improved by accounting for genetic factors that cause changes in PSA levels that are not associated with cancer, according to a multi-center ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Abortion bans are driving off doctors and closing clinics, putting basic health care at risk
The rush in conservative states to ban abortion after the overturn of Roe v. Wade is resulting in a startling consequence that abortion opponents may not have considered: fewer medical services available for all women living ...
May 30, 2023
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Prostate cancer 'test by request' policies drive overdiagnosis and inequity with minimal benefit, argue experts
Most high income countries, including the U.K., do not have a national prostate cancer screening program, but instead allow men without symptoms to get a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test if they wish, after talking to ...
May 17, 2023
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Cervical cancer screening doubles when under-screened women are mailed at-home testing kits
Researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that mailing human papillomavirus (HPV) self-collection tests and offering assistance to book in-clinic ...
May 11, 2023
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