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

Neuropathy: Some drugs used to treat cervical cancer, including paclitaxel and cisplatin, can damage nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord. This can sometimes lead to symptoms like numbness, ...

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap—the telomere—is worn away. Most cells use an ...

Chinese women aged 65 years or older have significantly higher rates of high-risk human papillomavirus infection and cervical ...

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 ...

Finding cervical cancer often starts with an abnormal HPV (human papillomavirus) or Pap test result. This will lead to further tests which can diagnose cervical cancer or pre-cancer. The Pap test and ...

Cervical cancer has affected generations of my family - NHS changes mean women like me could be missed out’ - Gemma Barley’s ...

A post hoc analysis of the pivotal phase 3 BEATcc trial (NCT03556839) has revealed that the clinical benefits of adding atezolizumab (Tecentriq) to standard chemotherapy and bevacizumab (Avastin) in ...

Overall, the study emphasizes that intratumoral microbiota are active modulators of tumor immunity, underscoring the importance of microbial profiling for personalized cancer diagnostics and ...

In an interview with Targeted OncologyTM, Linda Duska, MD, FASCO, MPH, University of Virginia Health, discusses the unmet needs in the cervical cancer space, as well as the rational that prompted the ...

The death rate for cervical cancer is high due to low screening rates, with about 70 percent of cases being detected late when the disease is already advanced. In 2020, less than 10 percent of women ...

New research suggests that patients with early-stage cervical cancer and no high-risk factors for recurrence may be able to safely forgo adjuvant therapy, as long as they do not have grade 3 ...