Vaccine, Screening Can Prevent Cervical Cancer Deaths
TUESDAY, Jan. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) — About 4,000 women in the United States die from cervical cancer each year — even though there’s a preventive vaccine and screening to catch theRead More…
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Too Few Women Are Getting Cervical Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Jan. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The number of women in the United States who are getting the recommended screenings for cervical cancer is “unacceptably low,” researchers say. In 2016, justRead More…
How Necessary Is HPV Cervical Cancer Screening for Women After Age 55?
FRIDAY, Nov. 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) has become the standard of care in screening for cervical cancer. But now, Canadian researchers say it may become unnecessaryRead More…
Antiviral Treatments Reduce Cancer Risk for HIV Patients
MONDAY, June 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Long-term antiviral treatment cuts the risk of cancer in HIV patients as they age, a new study says. People with HIV are at increased riskRead More…
Is It Time to Scrap the Pap Test?
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2017 (HealthDay News) — If you’re a woman who’s been given the all-clear after one or more combination tests for cervical cancer, you can probably wait five years betweenRead More…