HPV Vaccine Cervarix Also Protects From Anal Cancer

GlaxoSmithKline’s bivalent HPV vaccine Cervarix offers strong protection against anal cancer, even though it is used as a routine vaccination for girls against cervical cancer, researchers reported in The Lancet Oncology. Significant effects were noted in women who received the vaccine before exposure to the virus…

HPV Test Better Than Cytology For Screening For Cervical Cancer

A study published online first in The Lancelot Oncology recommends that HPV (Human papillomavirus) testing should become the primary screening tool to rule out cervical cancer, with cytology reserved for triage of women who test positive for HPV, deciding which women need immediate colposcopy…

Lung Cancer Threat Underestimated By Most UK Women

According to a new investigation, the majority of women in the UK drastically underestimate the seriousness of lung cancer. In a survey of over 2,000 adult females, the majority believed that breast and cervical cancer cause more female deaths, and only one in five correctly identified lung cancer as the biggest cancer killer of women in the UK…

Study Shows Annual Cervical Cancer Screening Still Recommended By Most Primary Care Providers Despite Suggested Guidelines

Researchers from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have determined that most primary care providers still recommend annual cervical cancer screening, and less than 15% would extend the screening interval when using the Papanicolaou test and human papillomavirus (HPV) test together, as some guidelines suggest…

Down Under Research Links HPV Vaccine With Cervical Cancer Prevention

Researchers from Australia have found that when administering human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations to women, there is also a reduction of high-grade cervical abnormalities (HGAs), which are the first warning signs of a developing cervical cancer…

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