Cervical Cancer News

Posted January 30, 2007:

• Hospital Investigates New Prophylactic HPV Vaccine

Posted January 3, 2007:

• Synthetic Peptide Targets Latent Papilloma Virus Infections

Posted December 6, 2006:

• Abnormal Pap Smears Not Unusual

Posted November 17, 2006:

• High HPV Concentrations Combined With Smoking Significantly Raise Risks Of Cervical Cancer

Posted November 8, 2006:

• Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Reduces Side Effects For Cervical Cancer

Posted November 1, 2006:

• HPV Test Is A Better Long-Term Predictor Of Cervical Cell Abnormalities Than Pap Smear

Posted September 3, 2006:

• Semen Can Worsen Cervical Cancer

Posted August 24, 2006:

• HIV Drug Could Be Used To Prevent Cervical Cancer

Posted June 8, 2006:

• How Cow Warts, Clergy Sex Surveys Moved Along Cancer Vaccine
• Georgetown Research Leads To First Cancer Vaccine

Posted March 30, 2006:

• Dangerous Glucose-Hungry Cervical Tumors Can Be Detected Using PET Scans

Posted February 13, 2006:

• Scientists Tweak Cervical Cancer Vaccine Technology To Fight Most Common Sexually Transmitted Disease -- Genital Warts

Posted November 26, 2005:

• Nine Behavioral And Environmental Risk Factors Play A Major Role In Global Cancer Deaths

Posted November 25, 2005:

• Radiation Therapy For Pelvic Cancers Increases Risk For Fractures In Older Women

Posted November 18, 2005:

• New Gene Silencing Therapy For Cervical Cancer
• Women Still At Risk Of Cervical Cancer Despite Treatment Removing Pre-Cancerous Cells

Posted November 1, 2005:

• New Screen-and-Treat Methods For Cervical Cancer Significantly Reduce Cancer Precursor Lesions

Posted October 11, 2005:

• Cervical Cancer Vaccine Proves Effective: Test Results

Posted October 10, 2005:

• Errors In Cancer Diagnosis Put Patients In Harm's Way

Posted September 7, 2005:

• UCLA Study Helps ER Physicians Identify Previously Undetectable Spinal Injuries

Posted July 6, 2005:

• Vaginal Cancer Detected More Often With PET Than CT Scans

Posted July 1, 2005:

• Johns Hopkins Scientists Uncover Clues To 'Disappearing' Precancers

Posted June 22, 2005:

• Harmless Virus Kills Some Cancers

Posted May 28, 2005:

• Risky Surgery Not Always Necessary To Treat Cervical Disease

Posted March 28, 2005:

• Antiretroviral Therapy May Prevent Excess Risk Of Some Cancers In People With HIV

Posted January 28, 2005:

• Wider Use Of Simpler Cervical Cancer Screening Could Benefit Women In Developing Countries

Posted January 11, 2005:

• Study Reveals High Infection Rate In Teens For Virus Linked To Cervical Cancer

Posted January 6, 2005:

• Secondhand Smoke Linked To Cervical Cancer

Posted January 4, 2005:

• Cervix Inspection Catches More Lesions Than Pap Smear Alone

Posted December 19, 2004:

• Major Step Forwards For Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer
• Very High Prevalence Of Virus Linked To Cervical Cancer Found In Adolescent Women

Posted November 23, 2004:

• HPV Vaccine Studied For First Time In Men
• Prevalence Of Human Papillomavirus Infection Differs For Men And Women

Posted November 12, 2004:

• Vaccine Shown To "Substantially" Reduce Cervical Cancer

Posted November 8, 2004:

• Doctors Transplant Ovary To Woman's Arm To Preserve Fertility

Posted March 5, 2004:

• New Breast Pap Smear Detects Early Cellular Changes; May Prevent Onset Of Breast Cancer

Posted November 26, 2003:

• Elderly Women Over-Screened For Cancers With Little Measurable Benefit

Posted September 22, 2003:

• Differences In Cancer Screening Rates Reported

Posted November 22, 2002:

• Vaccine Against HPV-16, A Virus Linked To Cervical Cancer, Appears Effective

Posted November 14, 2002:

• UIC Research Suggests New Way To Stop Growth Of Cancer Cells

Posted August 23, 2002:

• Study Of Manatee Virus Could Help Fight Human Cervical Cancer

Posted June 27, 2002:

• Cervical Tissue Changes May Explain False Negative Pap Smears

Posted May 8, 2002:

• Human Papilloma Virus Test Increases Cancer Detection Rate, Study Finds

Posted January 28, 2002:

• No Association Between Fertility Drugs And Ovarian Cancer, Say University Of Pittsburgh Researchers

Posted January 7, 2002:

• Clinical Trials For "Cytobrush" Detection Technique Show Promise In Fight Against Oral Cancer

Posted October 26, 2001:

• Scientists Find Simple Way Of Identifying The Likeliest Days To Conceive

Posted August 31, 2001:

• PET Proves Best For Revealing Spread Of Cervical Cancer

Posted December 29, 2000:

• Smoking Triples Risk Of A Common Type Of Skin Cancer

Posted November 2, 1999:

• UF Study Shows Contemporary Method Accurately Predicts Cancer Risk

Posted March 16, 1999:

• Vinegar Offers Dependable Test For Cervical Cancer

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