In Kenya, women face a cervical cancer mortality rate that is approximately 10 times as high as in the United States. A…

There are over 100 different types of human papilloma virus (HPV). Cervical cancer is known to be caused by infection with approximately 14 so-called “high-risk” types of this…

A rising percentage of parents say they won’t have their teen daughters vaccinated to protect against the human papilloma virus, even though physicians are increasingly recommending…

The GAVI global vaccines group is to help protect more than 180,000 girls in eight countries across Africa and Asia from cervical cancer by funding immunization projects with vaccines…

Women who have a tubal ligation – the surgical tying or severing of fallopian tubes to prohibit pregnancy – have less frequent Pap smears, which puts them at an…

Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in the world and it kills nearly 200,000 women a year.

“Cervical cancer, a slow-growing cancer that starts in the lower portion of…

In their report on cervical cancer screening released yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) startlingly estimated that 22 million women in the United States may…

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida and The Ohio State University have published a paper in the September issue of…

All girls in Europe should be immunized against the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer and current vaccine coverage rates are far too low, European Union health officials…

The GAVI international vaccines group is moving towards a price deal with drug makers which could mean the supply of millions of doses of cut-price cervical cancer vaccines to…

High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection persisted significantly more often in young African-American women than in white women, suggesting an explanation for the increased cervical cancer risk in African Americans, investigators…

Women who are diagnosed with pre-cancerous cervical conditions after receiving the HPV vaccine can still benefit from a considerably reduced risk of reoccurring disease, a study published today on…

The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), The American Cancer Society (ACS), and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) have released new guidelines for the prevention and…

Studies currently available provide indications and a “hint” that precursors of cervical cancer can be detected and treated earlier, and consequently tumours occur less often, in women who…

Research conducted by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center global health investigators and cancer specialists in New York, Qatar and Haiti suggests that aspirin should be evaluated…

Using GlaxoSmithKline’s Cervarix vaccine to protect girls against the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer is so effective that health authorities could reduce the need for later cervical screening,…

A U.S. government-backed medical panel on Wednesday took a cautious view of a new generation of cervical cancer tests, discouraging women under the age of 30 to screen for…

The American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) have proposed new guidelines for the prevention…

Contrary to popular belief, intrauterine contraceptive devices might actually protect women against developing cervical cancer even though they don’t stop the infection that commonly leads to the disease, according…

Contrary to popular belief, coil contraceptive devices might actually protect women against developing cervical cancer even though they don’t stop the infection that commonly leads to the disease, according…

Fewer than three doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Cervarix may be just as effective as the standard three-dose regimen when it comes to preventive measures against…

Only about half of the teenage girls in the U.S. have rolled up their sleeves for a controversial vaccine against cervical cancer - a rate well below those for two other…

Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have determined that the majority of primary care providers continue to recommend annual cervical cancer screening, and less than…

Most women are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer - yet few develop the cancer. Now researchers at Georgetown…

Immigrant women in Ontario are not screened for cervical cancer as often as native-born Canadians, with the lowest rates being among older, poorer South Asians, new research shows.

Only…