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ASCO 2024: Risk reduction from HPV vaccination goes beyond cervical cancer
Results from a new study suggest that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is effective in…
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Scientists developing at-home swab tests for endometrial and ovarian cancer
Early detection improves treatment outcomes for endometrial and ovarian cancers, yet far too often women…
ASCO 2024: Oestrogen-only hormone therapy may increase cancer risk while oestrogen-progestin combination may lower risk
For people who have been through menopause and have taken menopausal hormone therapy, conjugated equine…
Specific microbial hallmarks in vagina could indicate gynaecological cancers
A simple vaginal swab could reveal the presence of early-stage gynaecological cancers, according to a…
HPV testing for cervical cancer may be safe at longer intervals than what current guidelines recommend
A new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, finds that the risk of…
The role of three-dimensional power doppler for detecting ovarian cancer in adnexal masses
Three-dimensional power Doppler (3DPD) ultrasound has been used for assessing adnexal masses, and in this…
Global cervical cancer vaccine roll-out shows it to be very effective in reducing cervical cancer and other HPV-related disease, but huge variations between countries in coverage
With the creation of safe and efficacious vaccines to target human papillomavirus in the first…
AACR 2024: Artificial intelligence analysis of DNA fragmentomes and protein biomarkers noninvasively detects ovarian cancer
A blood-based machine learning assay that combines cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragment patterns and levels of…
New genetic risk factors for persistent HPV infections
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the second most common cancer-causing virus, accounting for 690,000 cervical and…
AACR 2024: Novel ADC and immunotherapy combo shows promise in endometrial cancer subtype
In a small, investigator-initiated phase 2 study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators (USA), a novel…