25 years of learning to combat cervical cancer
According to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer is the fourth most common type of…
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Contraceptive drug shows promise for preventing and regressing cervical cancer
A study in The American Journal of Pathology, reports that medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), the active ingredient…
Mailed self-sampling kits helped more women get screened for cervical cancer
Signalling a potential major change in cervical cancer screening options for women, a study found…
Gene editing successfully used to treat cervical cancer in mice
The Griffith University scientists used CRISPR-Cas9 to successfully target and treat cervical cancer tumours in…
More targeted, less toxic: The golden future of cancer treatment
Researchers have engineered gold-based molecules that target cancer cells and leave healthy cells unharmed, in…
Study reveals global disparities in cervical cancer rates among women with HIV
A new International Journal of Cancer study indicates that rates of invasive cervical cancer (ICC) are particularly…
How Rwanda could be the first country to wipe out cervical cancer
By Sophie Cousins, Mosaic Science The East African country’s campaign to end cervical cancer through the…
Tips from Nigeria on teaching teens about breast and cervical cancer
Chris Ifediora, Griffith University Globally, one in six women will develop cancer in her lifetime,…
Cervical cancer is more aggressive when human papillomavirus is not detected
Cervical cancer negative for the human papilloma virus (HPV) is rare but more aggressive: it…
3D ultrasound gives clinicians clearer picture to treat gynaecological cancer
New technology is providing an improved way for radiation oncologists to deliver treatment to women…