A new study conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows an alarming number of California women 65 and older are facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and dying from the disease. This is despite ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Silent but deadly. These are words often used to describe cervical cancer—a slow-growing disease that rarely causes symptoms in its early stages.
Jan 5, 2023
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MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Ashish Deshmukh, Ph.D., has identified a dramatic recent rise in cervical cancer incidence among women in their early 30s. This work was published Nov. 21 in the Journal of the American ...
Nov 21, 2022
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Preventive health care helps you maintain your health. Screenings are important to avoid future health problems or catch them early when they are easier to treat. But the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a decrease in preventive ...
Mar 24, 2021
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David Sidransky, M.D., calls the Pap smear one of the "greatest successes" in cancer screening.
Sep 30, 2020
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Most female undergraduate college students surveyed by Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work researchers were not familiar with risk factors for cervical cancer and had not had a Pap smear—the screening ...
May 11, 2020
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"It happens when you least expect it. ... It was my last semester before it was time for me to graduate. That's when I found out."
Jan 24, 2020
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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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There's been a surge in measles cases across Europe, putting people's lives at risk according to new findings from the World Health Organization.
Aug 30, 2019
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Urine testing may be as effective as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, according to new research by University of Manchester scientists.
Apr 29, 2019
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