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Delay in replacing the Pap smear with HPV screening is costing lives
Alejandra Castanon, Queen Mary University of London It was established a decade ago that testing…
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High-risk HPV linked to improved survival in cervical cancer
The presence of the human high-risk papillomavirus (hrHPV) in the diagnosis of invasive cervical cancer…
Discovery paves way for improved ovarian cancer care
Melbourne scientists have revealed a better way to identify which patients should respond to PARP…
Novel biomarker found in ovarian cancer patients can predict response to therapy
Despite months of aggressive treatment involving surgery and chemotherapy, about 85 percent of women with…
Why we’re looking for cancer clues in urine
Barbara Guinn, University of Hull The human immune system is actually quite good at killing…
Blocking glycogen, a key energy source, could slow or prevent ovarian cancer spread
In nearly 80 percent of women with ovarian cancer, the disease has already spread to…
Like shark attack and the lottery, unconscious bias influences cancer screening
What do shark attacks, the lottery and ovarian cancer screening having in common? It turns…
How common is endometrial cancer in women with postmenopausal bleeding?
Postmenopausal bleeding is a common symptom among most women with endometrial cancer but most women…
Doxorubicin disrupts the immune system to cause heart toxicity
Doxorubicin is a chemotherapy drug widely used in ovarian, bladder, lung, thyroid and stomach cancers,…
Targeting gene mutations to treat ovarian cancers
New research has shown that ovarian cancer patients with a tumour mutation in the BRAF…