Determined to make HPV and cervical cancer screenings less invasive, these researchers have turned to menstrual blood.

Chemo works by attacking cells that are rapidly dividing. This is helpful in killing cancer cells, but can also affect normal cells, leading to some side effects. Side effects of chemo depend on the ...

Gynecologic clear cell cancers are aggressive malignant neoplasms with low response rates to chemotherapy. Among patients with advanced clear cell ovarian and endometrial cancers who received ...

The two most important things you can do to prevent cervical cancer are to get the HPV vaccine if you are eligible, and to be tested regularly according to American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines.

Women 65 and older face significantly higher rates of cervical cancer-causing HPV infections than younger women, despite current medical guidelines that typically discontinue screening at 65. The ...

Patients with ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) whose tumors have specific mutations in the PPP2R1A gene were found to have ...

Women aged 65 and above are still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), suggest the findings of a large observational study published in the open access journal ...

Low screening coverage, late diagnoses, high HIV prevalence, and limited access to treatment and vaccines are driving cervical cancer cases and deaths in South Africa. The country has a cervical ...

Oesophageal cancer is an escalating public health concern in Uganda. It is already the country’s fifth most common malignancy and, after cervical cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths. The ...

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide and early detection of cervical cancer is crucial to improve the performance of treatment. Autofluorescence arising from cells and ...

Kevin Wilson and Wendy Wilson, who have been married for 19 years and share four children, both received stage 4 cancer ...

CIN 2 or CIN 3 (high grade) You have a higher chance of developing cervical cancer than someone with low grade CIN. The colposcopist will offer you treatment to remove the abnormal cells. This will ...