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…
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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…
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…
AACR 2019: Adults at high risk for HIV infection have low rates of vaccination against HPV
Adults who are at high risk of becoming infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),…
Cervical microbiome may promote high-grade precancerous lesions
Infections with a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) cause 99 percent of cervical cancer cases, and the…
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…
ESMO 2018: Patients with HPV-positive oropharynx cancer should receive chemoradiation
Patients with human papilloma virus (HPV)-positive throat cancer should receive chemoradiotherapy rather than cetuximab with…
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…