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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 30, 2017

Largest Genomic Study of Cervical Cancer Identifies Novel Targets for Therapy

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An extensive analysis of the genomic and molecular characteristics of cervical cancers has revealed that most of these cancers could be treated by targeting at least one of two major signaling ... Read more

January 27, 2017

Nearly Half of American Men Have HPV, but Vaccination Rates Are Low, Study Says

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Vaccinating men for HPV could play a bigger role than previously thought in preventing the disease’s transmission — and the development of cancer associated with it — in both men ... 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

January 23, 2017

Indigenous Latin Americans Prefer Cervical-cancer Self-Screening Over Medical-facility Exams

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Indigenous Latin American women prefer taking a test for cervical cancer at home by themselves rather than in a medical facility, a study of a Guatemala community shows. Cervical cancer ... Read more

January 20, 2017

Cervical Cancer Vaccination, Screening Highly Encouraged by U of Kentucky Gynecologist

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Cervical cancer is preventable through vaccination and screening, and people need to be aware of the importance of regular health checks. This is especially important in states like Kentucky, which ... Read more

January 18, 2017

Gynecologist Offers 5 Tips to Help Prevent Cervical Cancer

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Most cervical cancer diagnoses are associated with the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, a common sexually transmitted disease present in up to 93 percent of all cervical cancer cases. But the ... Read more

January 16, 2017

Many Women with Advanced Kidney Disease Aren’t Getting Breast, Cervical Cancer Screening

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Many women with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be skipping the breast and cervical cancer screening they need, even though they are at higher risk of developing cancer, according to new ... 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

January 11, 2017

Puma Adds More HER2-mutant Cervical-cancer Patients to PB272 Trial

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Puma Biotechnology has added more cervical-cancer patients to its Phase 2 trial of PB272 (neratinib), a therapy that can be used alone or with other therapies to treat patients with ... Read more