Lillian underwent a hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus, with the hope of cutting out all the cancer cells from the body.

Today, 85% of children with cancer survive to adulthood and about 1 in 3 are left infertile from chemotherapy or radiation.

The G20 Health Working Group summit in Durban highlighted critical issues in health finance, cervical cancer elimination, and universal health coverage, urging global cooperation to enhance women's ...

The Government of South Africa, Unitaid, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched a joint initiative to combat cervical cancer, a preventable and potentially curable disease that claims ...

“It drives social stability, boosts productivity, and breaks the cycle of poverty. Global efforts to combat cervical cancer serve as a concrete illustration of how cooperation can advance women’s ...

The cervix is the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Cervical cancer starts when the cells in the cervix begin to grow abnormally. These changes in the cells often take years to ...

At first, doctors thought she had cervical dysplasia, or pre-cancerous cell changes. Often, these cells can be removed and stopped from turning into cancer through a procedure called a cervical ...

These data support the use of this combination regimen as the new standard of care for patients with high risk locally advanced cervical cancer and as a potential appropriate control arm in future ...

In that World Bank-funded programme, hypertension and cervical cancer were chosen as the initial targets. Community-based primary level screening and subsequent provision of the needed care were ...

While cervical cancer screening is a routine part of health care for Canadians, many fall through the cracks. Robby Mukonjero, a 63-year-old who moved to Canada from Kenya in 2023, had never been ...