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Self-sampling identifies twice as many women at risk of cervical cancer
Using self-sampling followed by HPV testing, more than twice as many women at risk of…
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New Gardasil 9 vaccine boosts teens’ protection from HPV and cervical cancer by 23%
Suzanne Marie Garland, The Royal Women’s Hospital As 12 and 13-year-old boys and girls start…
Researchers use nanoparticles to target and kill endometrial cancer
Tumour-targeting nanoparticles loaded with a drug that makes cancer cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy’s toxicity…
Never had a Pap smear? Now there’s a DIY option for you
Karen Canfell, Adjunct professor, UNSW and Megan Smith, Program Manager – Cervix/ HPV Group, Cancer…
Decoding the molecular mechanisms of ovarian cancer progression
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynaecologic malignancy in the United States, resulting in an…
Nearly 6% of cancers worldwide are attributable to diabetes and obesity
Diabetes and high BMI (a BMI over 25 kg/m2) were the cause of 5.6% of…
Mainstreaming genetic counselling for ovarian cancer
A study that looked at mainstreaming genetic counselling for ovarian cancer to support screening programmes…
HPV testing is better than the Pap test at detecting cervical cancer
A new paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds that testing for cervical…
For cancer patients with HIV, immunotherapy appears safe
A new category of immunotherapies called checkpoint inhibitors that has been highly effective against many…
HPV vaccination and test reduce cancer risk by more than 90%
Every year there are around 400 new cases of cervical cancer and a total of…