Cervical cancer screening saves lives
Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women worldwide, but most American women can prevent it by being screened with tests that detect human papillomaviruses (HPV).
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Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women worldwide, but most American women can prevent it by being screened with tests that detect human papillomaviruses (HPV).
Feb 7, 2020
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Women who have sex with women (WSW), transsexual men and non-binary people with a cervix are at similar risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and subsequent risk of developing cervical cancers as heterosexual women, ...
Feb 4, 2020
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Cervical cancer rates in Britain halved between the late 1980s and mid-2000s but progress has since been "stalling and stagnating," according to Cancer Research UK figures published today during cervical cancer prevention ...
Jan 23, 2020
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Nearly one in six deaths from prostate cancer could be prevented if targeted screening was introduced for men at a higher genetic risk of the disease, according to a new UCL-led computer modelling study.
Dec 20, 2019
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Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer affecting women in the United States. That's because there are two good screening tests for cervical cancer. One is the Pap test performed during a pelvic exam ...
Nov 7, 2019
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Signaling a potential major change in cervical cancer screening options for American women, a new study found that mailed self-sampling kits that test for HPV—the virus that can cause cervical cancer—helped significantly ...
Nov 6, 2019
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An at-home, non-invasive screening for cervical pre-cancer could increase compliance with recommended follow-up tests, according to research presented Monday at a cancer conference.
Nov 4, 2019
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Cancer screening rates are up to a quarter lower in women with diabetes, varying by type of cancer, and putting them at risk of poorer cancer outcomes, concludes new research in Diabetologia.
Oct 24, 2019
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Following the closure of nearly 100 women's health clinics across the United States from 2010 to 2013, fewer women were screened for cervical cancer, more women were diagnosed with advanced stages of the disease and mortality ...
Sep 26, 2019
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Women are risking their lives by not taking part in bowel screening tests according to new research.
Sep 4, 2019
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