Posts by: Joana Fernandes, PhD

Joana Fernandes, PhD

Joana brings more than 8 years of academic research and experience as well as Scientific writing and editing to her role as a Science and Research writer. She also served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology in Coimbra, Portugal, where she also received her PhD in Health Science and Technologies, with a specialty in Molecular and Cellular Biology.

May 24, 2017

Chemotherapy Plus P53 Gene Therapy May Help Treat Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

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Locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) may be treated with a combination of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (administered before surgery) and p53 gene therapy, according to a new clinical trial. The trial results, ... Read more

May 8, 2017May 8, 2017

Xoft System Offers Benefits in Treatment of Uterine and Cervical Cancer, Studies Report

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The Xoft System, which delivers precisely targeted radiation to tumors, could work against uterus and cervical cancer in addition to the cancers it has already been successful against, according to ... Read more

February 10, 2017

New Technique Curbs Cervical Cancer Cell Migration, Study Says

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Certain regions in the cell’s membrane, called lipid rafts, could be used to halt the migration and survival of cervical cancer cells, according to results of a new study. The findings may ... Read more

January 13, 2017

Cervical Cancer Found That’s HPV ‘Inactive,’ Implying Different Therapies Needed

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Researchers have identified a type of cervical cancer that is triggered by human papillomavirus (HPV) but does not depend on it to grow. The finding could explain why some patients do not respond well ... Read more

December 2, 2016

College Women Infected with HPV Aware of Cervical Cancer Risk, Support Vaccination, Study Finds

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Sexually active college women infected with the human papilloma virus (HPV) are aware of their risk of developing cervical cancer and many support HPV vaccination, according to new research. The study, ... Read more

November 28, 2016

Increasing TIP60 Levels May Halt Tumor Growth and Metastasis, Study Suggests

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Controlling the expression levels of a protein called TIP60, whose activity suppresses tumor growth and metastasis, may become a potential therapeutic strategy to treat several cancer types, including cervical cancer, ... Read more

October 3, 2016October 3, 2016

Parent’s Willingness to Vaccinate Child Against HPV Often Depends on Doctor’s Pitch, Study Finds

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The choice of words used by doctors use while recommending a child be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) can influence whether parents will agree or not, according to a study published ... Read more

September 16, 2016

Lack of Vaccinations Increased Risk of HPV Infections in Japan

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Japanese women who became adolescents between 1993 and 2008, a period in which vaccination against cervical cancer was temporarily suspended, are at higher risk of having HPV16/18 infection, which is known ... Read more

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016

Routine Test Helps Prevent Cervical Cancer in Elderly Women, According to Study

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A new study confirms that routine Pap smears, a screening test to detect abnormal cells that can become cervical cancer) reduces the risk of developing the disease in women ages 65 ... Read more