Posts by: Magdalena Kegel

Magdalena Kegel

Magdalena is a writer with a passion for bridging the gap between the people performing research, and those who want or need to understand it. She writes about medical science and drug discovery. She holds an MS in Pharmaceutical Bioscience and a PhD — spanning the fields of psychiatry, immunology, and neuropharmacology — from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

May 26, 2017

Keytruda Shows Promise in People with Advanced Disease, Early Phase 2 Trial Results Show

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Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) shows promise as a treatment for advanced, previously treated cervical squamous cell cancer, according to a preliminary analysis of a Phase 2 trial. The data, which will ... Read more

May 17, 2017

2 Doses of HPV Vaccine Protect Against Genital Warts, Study Finds, But Impact on Cancer Unknown

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Two doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are enough to protect children, younger than 15, from genital warts. The study — which looked at nearly 400,000 girls in the ... Read more

March 27, 2017March 27, 2017

Gene Editing Approach Uncovered Cervical Cancer’s Weak Spots

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An innovative approach allowed researchers to reveal a host of molecular interactions that could be used to improve cervical cancer treatment. The research team used gene editing to uncover cancer ... Read more

March 15, 2017

Painkiller Celebrex Might Help Shrink Precancerous Cervix Changes in Certain Women

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Celebrex (celecoxib) might be effective against a pre-stage of cervical cancer — but only if patients produce high levels of a cancer-related growth factor, according to a recently completed Phase ... Read more

December 21, 2016

Researchers Identify Enzyme Controlling Cervical Cancer’s Sensitivity to Chemotherapy

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Blocking an enzyme that produces the sugar molecule sialic acid increased the sensitivity of cervical cancer cells to chemotherapy. This suggests that developing drugs against the factor might be a way ... Read more

November 7, 2016

Inadequate Cervical Cancer Prevention Causes Thousands of Unnecessary Deaths

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A series of articles highlights that a vast majority of deaths in cervical cancer occur in low- and middle-income countries, despite the fact that prevention measures would cost little in comparison with ... Read more

November 4, 2016

To Combat Cervical Cancer, Guidelines Urge HPV Screening at All Healthcare Economic Levels

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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has published clinical practice guidelines for the secondary prevention of cervical cancer, recommending testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in healthcare systems at ... Read more

September 30, 2016

Drop in Cervical Cancer Lesions in Young Women Traced to HPV Vaccination Program

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Vaccinating young girls against human papilloma virus (HPV) reduced the rates of cervical abnormalities, including those considered to be pre-cancerous changes, according to a study exploring the effects of an HPV ... Read more

September 19, 2016

Douching Increases Risk for HPV Infections and Cervical Cancer

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The practice of vaginal douching — rinsing the vagina with water-based solutions — has been linked to a greater risk of having a genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, particularly the ... Read more