Posts by: Carolina Henriques

Carolina Henriques

Carolina holds a BSc in Anthropology and a MSc in Urban Studies., and brings her interdisciplinary skills to her writing on a range of different topics in science, research and advocacy news.

May 10, 2017

Erin Andrews, the Dancing with the Stars Host, Will Be Special Guest at Cervical Cancer Forum

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Erin Andrews, a cervical cancer survivor who is the host of ABC Television’s “Dancing with the Stars” program, will be a special guest at the Advaxis-sponsored Cervical Cancer Educational Forum in Hollywood, ... Read more

May 3, 2017

Continue Screening for Cervical Cancer After Age 65, Study Advises

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Cervical cancer usually is regarded as a disease that affects mostly young women. But a recent study contends that belief is not accurate. Current guidelines indicate that women may stop getting ... Read more

March 29, 2017

Doctors Without Borders Working in Zimbabwe to Prevent Cervical Cancer

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In Masvingo, in the rural Gutu District in southeastern Zimbabwe, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontièrs (MSF) is working with the health ministry to provide simple, effective cervical cancer prevention strategies. Cervical ... Read more

March 20, 2017March 20, 2017

American Cancer Society Picks Latin American Partners for Women’s Cancer Mentorship Effort

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The American Cancer Society (ACS) has selected four organizations in Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia to host young scholars seeking advocacy work experience in women’s cancer prevention and early detection. The initiative ... Read more

March 13, 2017

Australian Petition Reveals 5 Myths About New Cervical Cancer Screening Program

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An Australian change.org online petition has found that over 70,000 people are concerned about the country’s latest changes to cervical cancer screening, to begin in December 2017. However, their comments also reveal ... Read more

March 8, 2017

Grant to Develop Mobile App Aims to Educate Parents About HPV Vaccine for Teens

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As part of a generalized effort to boost the number of teens vaccinated against the human papilloma virus (HPV) to prevent cervical cancer, a new Southwestern Methodist University study found that ... Read more

March 6, 2017March 6, 2017

Nearly Half of Black, Hispanic Cervical Cancer Patients Don’t Receive Adequate Care

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Despite better survival rates than in the past, nearly half of black and Hispanic women with locally advanced cervical cancer still don’t receive treatment that meets U.S. guidelines, which could help ... Read more

February 27, 2017

Advaxis’ Trial Data on Metastatic Cervical Cancer Vaccine to Be Presented at SGO Meeting

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Advaxis will present data from its Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating a new vaccine therapy, axalimogene filolisbac, for the treatment of metastatic cervical cancer at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s ... Read more

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017

Students Arrange Campus Spa Day to Raise Awareness of Cervical Cancer

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A little attention and care — in the form of a Blowouts and ManiCURES event at High Point University in North Carolina — brought women together in the fight against cervical cancer. HPU students created ... Read more

January 25, 2017

Cervical Cancer-Related Deaths in U.S. Underestimated, Particularly Among Black and Older Women

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Mortality rates associated with cervical cancer may have been underestimated in the United States, particularly among older and black women, a new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research ... Read more