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Noninvasive Urine Test for Cervical Cancer Shows Promise
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – A new urine test might help doctors more easily screen for cervical cancer, researchers report. The test looks for proteins generated by a type of cancer-causing human...
Tisotumab Vedotin Efficacious for Recurrent Cervical Cancer
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – Second- or third-line treatment with tisotumab vedotin is efficacious for patients with recurrent cervical cancer, according to a study published in the July 4 issue of the...
Survival Improves With Open Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – For patients with early-stage cervical cancer, disease-free and overall survival are lower for patients undergoing minimally invasive versus open radical hysterectomy,...
Past-Year Pap Testing Rates Were Lower in 2022 Than 2019
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 – Past-year Papanicolaou testing rates were lower in 2022 than in 2019, overall, and lower rates were seen in rural versus urban women, according to a study published in online...
ASCO: HPV Vaccination Positively Affecting More Than Just Cervical Cancer Risk
THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 – Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is associated with reduced odds of several types of HPV-related cancers, not just cervical cancer, according to a study presented at...
Time Between HPV Tests for Cervical Cancer Might Be Safely Extended
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – HPV testing to prevent cervical cancer might not have to happen as often as currently recommended, a new study says. Current standards require women to undergo human...
FDA Approves First Self-Test Collection Kit for HPV
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a kit that will allow women to collect their own vaginal sample for HPV screening, a move that could increase early...
FDA Grants Full Approval for Tivdak to Treat Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer
NEW YORK & COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE) April 29, 2024 – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Genmab A/S (Nasdaq: GMAB) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the...
New Treatment with Imiquimod Could Be An Advance Against Cervical Precancers
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – Women who undergo regular Pap smears are no doubt familiar with the possibility of "precancerous" cells being detected. These cells – called cervical intraepithelial...
New Treatment with Imiquimod Could Be An Advance Against Cervical Precancers
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – Women who undergo regular Pap smears are no doubt familiar with the possibility of "precancerous" cells being detected. These cells – called cervical intraepithelial...
New Treatment with Imiquimod Could Be An Advance Against Cervical Precancers
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – Women who undergo regular Pap smears are no doubt familiar with the possibility of "precancerous" cells being detected. These cells – called cervical intraepithelial...
AACR: At-Home HPV Testing Boosts Cervical Cancer Screening Participation
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – Mailed at-home self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing increases cervical cancer screening participation in underscreened populations by almost threefold, ac...
Cervical Cancer Screening Lower in Rural Than Urban Health Centers
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 – Up-to-date cervical cancer screening is lower in rural than urban community health centers (CHCs), with the differences mainly due to CHC-level characteristics, according to...
Simple Hysterectomy Not Inferior for Pelvic Recurrence in Cervical Cancer
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – For patients with low-risk cervical cancer, simple hysterectomy is not inferior to radical hysterectomy with respect to incidence of pelvic recurrence at three years,...
Which Families Are Less Likely to Get Teens the HPV Vaccine?
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Well-to-do American families are more likely than poorer families to increase their children’s risk of cervical cancer by skipping the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, a n...
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