Immunotherapy improves prognosis for women with recurrent ovarian cancer in clinical trial
Results from a clinical trial show that a new immunotherapy treatment, when added to standard…
Browsing: Gynaecologic Cancers
Internal radiation therapy is critical to improving survival among women undergoing multimodal treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer
A recent National Cancer Database (NCDB) study shows the current standard of care for advanced…
Ovarian cancer drug niraparib maintains remission and extends time without symptoms
Findings from a recent clinical trial presented today at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s 50th…
Cervical microbiome may promote high-grade precancerous lesions
Infections with a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) cause 99 percent of cervical cancer cases, and the…
Rapid scale-up of HPV vaccine and screening could prevent up to 13 million cases of cervical cancer by 2050
Cervical cancer could potentially be eliminated as a major public health problem in 149 out…
Surge Protector: Novel approach to suppressing therapy-induced tumour growth
In a recent groundbreaking study, a team of researchers led by BIDMC’s Dipak Panigrahy, MD,…
Gaps in health professionals’ knowledge about HPV and cervical screening
The first New Zealand study of health professionals’ knowledge and understanding about the human papillomavirus…
Self-testing cervical cancer screening could save Māori women’s lives
Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for Māori women aged 25–44…
Innovative diagnostic test could revolutionise cervical cancer screening
Coinciding with Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, researchers at St George’s are working on a field…
Antihypertension drug losartan may improve treatment of ovarian cancer
A new study from a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has found that the…