Cervical Cancer News

What is Cervical cancer?

Cervical cancer, or cancer of the cervix, is cancer of the entrance to the uterus (womb). The cervix is the narrow part of the lower uterus, often referred to as the neck of the womb. Cervical cancer occurs most commonly in women over the age of 30.

The American Cancer Society estimates that 11,270 diagnoses of cervical cancer will be made by the end of 2009 in the USA. Over 4,000 women in the USA die from cervical cancer each year.

The National Health Service (NHS), UK, says that over 3,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year in the UK. Cervical cancer caused 941 deaths in the UK in 2007. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) at least 200,000 women worldwide die of cervical cancer each year. WHO adds that if the HPV vaccine is administered globally, hundreds of thousands of lives each year could eventually be saved.

Young mother dies following year-long battle with cervical cancer because she was too young for a smear test
Aug 24 15


 

ACP releases advice for the proper time, test, and interval for cervical cancer screening
Apr 30 15


 

HPV vaccine should not be delayed
Apr 27 15


 

Only about half of teenage girls receive HPV vaccine at the CDC’s recommended age
Jan 21 15


 

Study shows Hera Therapeutics compound combats HPV types that cause most cervical cancer
Aug 23 14


 

Clearing cells to prevent cervical cancer
Jul 27 14


 

Personalized therapy helped women with advanced cervical cancer
Jun 02 14


 

US cervical cancer rates higher than previously reported, especially among older women
May 12 14


 

Current guidelines underestimate US cervical cancer incidence and older women’s risk
May 12 14


 

Research uncovers DNA looping damage tied to HPV cancer
Apr 16 14


 

Move to replace Pap smear with HPV test meets with skepticism
Mar 13 14


 

Targeted drug may prolong survival of patients with cervical cancer
Mar 09 14


 

Promising cervical cancer study
Feb 22 14


 

How to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates? It Starts with Physicians, Moffitt Researchers Say
Jan 21 14


 

International team completes systematic, genomic study of cervical cancer
Dec 25 13


 

Knowledge about HPV vaccine effectiveness lacking
Dec 08 13


 

Leadership void, not lack of money, slows efforts to address cervical cancer
Nov 03 13


 

1 dose of HPV vaccine may be enough to prevent cervical cancer
Nov 03 13


 

HPV vaccination rates alarmingly low among young adult women in South
Oct 30 13


 

Scandinavia study finds HPV vaccine safe
Oct 23 13


 

Parental Perceptions are Preventing HPV Vaccination Success
Oct 21 13


 

Brachytherapy to treat cervical cancer declines in US, treatment associated with higher survival
Sep 11 13


 

Study finds genomic differences in types of cervical cancer
Aug 25 13


 

Physicians slow to implement HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening guidelines
Jul 09 13


 

Pretesting cervical tumors could inform treatment
Jun 02 13


 

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