Cervical cancer subtype rising in some sub-populations
A new study reports that a type of cervical cancer that is less amenable to…
Browsing: pap test
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…
Renewed cervical screening program to decrease number of pregnancy complications
A new study by Cancer Council NSW has found that HPV-based cervical screening in Australia…
HPV screening is far more effective than Pap tests: results from world-first clinical trial
A new study by Cancer Council NSW and the Victorian Cytology Service (VCS Ltd.) has…
Five myths about the new cervical screening program that refuse to die
Terri Foran, UNSW The online petition against changes to Australia’s cervical cancer screening program has…
Delays and confusion cloud roll-out of new cervical cancer screening program
Jane Williams, University of Sydney and Sally Wortley, University of Sydney Australia’s new national cervical…
Next-generation HPV vaccine will further reduce cervical cancer risk
New vaccine to protect against 90 per cent of all cervical cancers, instead of the…
‘It’s your fault you got cancer’: the blame game that doesn’t help anyone
Alexandra Gibson, UNSW Australia; Alex Broom, UNSW Australia, and Zarnie Lwin, The University of Queensland…
HPV vaccine reduces cervical pre-cancers in young US women, new research shows
Every 20 minutes, someone in the United States receives a cancer diagnosis related to human…
More than two-thirds of cervical cancer deaths prevented by screening
A Cancer Research UK study has found that cervical screening prevents 70 per cent of…