Are Pap Smears a Thing of the Past?
Cervical cancer used to be one of the top causes of cancer for women in this country. But over the past decade, rates have declined....
Category : Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer: Understand Your Risk
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about cervical cancer. Early-stage cervical cancer generally produces no signs...
How to Talk to Parents About HPV Vaccines
What if scientists created a vaccine to prevent cancer but the public largely ignored it? Sadly, that’s where we are with the human papillomavirus, or...
Some Ovarian Cysts May Not Need Monitoring
When women experience pelvic pain and abnormal bleeding, doctors can use ultrasound imaging to help find the cause. These scans often also find growths in...
6 Tips for a Healthy Cervix
It’s Cervical Health Awareness Month Did you know that this month is Cervical Health Awareness Month? What do you know about your cervical health and...
We Could See a Big Drop in Cervical Cancer
New HPV vaccine reduces cancer incidence by 73 percent A new vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) would significantly reduce both cervical cancer incidence and health-care...
Not Enough Women Are Getting Cervical Cancer Exams
Are you one of the 8 million women that hasn’t been tested? When is the last time you went to the gynecologist? If it’s been...
Cervical Cancer Deadlier Than Thought
The death rate from cervical cancer in the United States is higher than previously believed, according to a new study, and the risk is greatest...
Half of U.S. Men Have HPV
Nearly half of all American men are infected with the cancer-causing human papillomavirus, but unlike women, who are infected in similar numbers, men are more...
Hope for a Vaccine Instead of Surgery for Cervical Cancer
Current treatment stops the disease, but threatens a woman’s fertility A genetically engineered cervical cancer vaccine performed well in a clinical trial, offering hope that...
