Screening and the HPV vaccine have led to drops in cervical cancers over the last two decades in the U.S., a new study finds, but the gains are offset by a rise in other tumors caused by the virus.
May 20, 2021
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In a finding that offers the first evidence that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is indeed protecting women from cervical cancer, new research shows cases in the United States have slowly but steadily declined over ...
May 19, 2021
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Cancer prevention and early detection measures show mixed progress, and substantial racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities continue to exist according to the recent American Cancer Society (ACS) article ...
May 19, 2021
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A new cancer vaccine could boost the positive effects of existing immunotherapy drugs, improving the success rate of treatments from 20% to 75% of cases, according to a new study by immunologists from the University of Konstanz. ...
May 18, 2021
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After more than a year of anxious waiting, women newly vaccinated against COVID-19 are flocking back to mammography clinics to catch up on routine tests that were delayed by the pandemic. In some cases, they're met with one ...
May 13, 2021
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In her laboratory at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault and a team of scientists usually modify viruses to make them specific to the cells of a tumor.
May 11, 2021
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New research by Joseph Wu, Edgar Engelman, and colleagues at Stanford University, U.S., has advanced an old concept to develop a new strategy to train the immune system of mice to recognize cancer cells. This work is based ...
May 6, 2021
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The COVID-19 vaccine isn't having any trouble attracting suitors.
Apr 27, 2021
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Australian women are being asked to think about the timing of breast cancer screening as they prepare to receive their COVID vaccine.
Apr 23, 2021
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Last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced an ambitious plan: to create a 'cervical cancer-free future." The potential reward is huge. If we succeed, cervical cancer will become the first cancer to be 'eliminated' ...
Apr 20, 2021
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