Chemo drugs commonly used to treat cervical cancer Treatment choices are made based on each person's needs. Drugs that have been used include: Cisplatin Carboplatin Bevacizumab (Avastin) Paclitaxel ...

Love Your Cervix campaign has been launched to encourage screening uptake among young women. (Image: NHS Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) Dr Charlotte Hutchings, a local GP and clinical director at ...

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 ...

This Cervical Screening Awareness Week (19-24 June) grandmother Tina Tunnicliffe from Atherstone in Warwickshire is urging women to attend their screening appointments and not to put them off. In ...

Arachnoid cysts occur in one of the three layers of tissue that surround the brain and spinal cord. Most arachnoid cysts are stable and do not require treatment. They are four times more common in ...

Cervical screening, while not a diagnostic test, is for people without symptoms and aims to detect early changes which could go on to develop into cervical cancer if left untreated. In some cases ...

HPV And Cervical Cancer Risk 99% of all cervical cancer cases are associated with an HPV infection, according to the WHO. HPV is not a single virus but a group of 200 known viruses that not only ...

The two most common types of benign breast lumps are cysts and fibroadenomas. A cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops in the breast tissue. Fibroadenomas are solid, smooth, firm, benign lumps that ...

Syrinx: This is the medical word for the fluid-filled cyst or bubble inside the spinal cord. Cervical spine: This means the neck region of your spine. Chiari malformation: A condition where part ...

The groin includes the pelvis, reproductive organs, and the muscles that stabilize the hips and pelvis. Pain in this area could indicate a strain or injury, an ovarian cyst, appendicitis, and more.

The move has been recommended by the UK National Screening Committee and is based on analysis from King’s College London showing five-yearly screening is just as safe as three-yearly, with the same ...