Tag: Cancer: Cervical
Sample-to-Answer, Point-of-Care HPV DNA Test Feasible
Test requires six user steps and gives answer in 45 minutes
Certain Factors Increase Risk for UTIs After Radical Hysterectomies
Findings show smoking and seven or more days of catheter use independently increase risk
ASCO: Adding Pembrolizumab to Chemo Improves Survival in Cervical Cancer
Overall and progression-free survival increased for persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer
Educational DVD + Patient Navigation Increases Cancer Screenings in Rural Women
Combination intervention quadruples odds of breast, cervical, or colorectal screening in 12 months
Risk for Cervical Cancer Higher in Women With Mental Illness
Simultaneously, women with mental illness have lower rates of participation in cancer screening
Johnson & Johnson Agrees to $8.9 Billion Settlement in Talcum Powder Lawsuit
Company plans to stop selling the product globally this year
Mailed Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling Kits Are Cost-Effective
Findings show it is an economically efficient outreach strategy for increasing cervical cancer screening rates
Breast, Cervical, Prostate Cancer Screening Still Lower Than Before Pandemic
Prevalence of colorectal cancer screening remained unchanged with increase in stool testing offsetting decrease in colonoscopy
Acupuncture, Acupressure Beneficial in Gynecologic Cancer Surgery Setting
Improvement seen in severe pain, anxiety for treatment groups receiving preoperative touch/relaxation with or without intraoperative acupuncture
More Women Aged ≥65 Years Have Late-Stage Cervical Cancer
Compared with women aged <65 years, those aged ≥65 have lower late-stage five-year relative survival
