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Articles on Cervical cancer
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Women in northern Nigeria are not going for cancer screenings early enough. There are myriad social, cultural and economic reasons for this. But early detection would save their lives.
Many common gynaecological symptoms can also be signs of cancer, so how long should you wait before seeing your doctor?
South Africa’s cervical cancer strategy has not yielded great results. Despite this, the country has still not opted for an alternative screening methods.
Screening can save lives, which is why the NHS offers checks for breast, cervical and bowel cancers. Breast screening tries to pick up cancer at an early stage when it may be more treatable. Cervical screening…
Ask anyone about Human Papillomavirus, or HPV, and they will probably tell you that it is linked to cervical cancer. If they are a teenage girl living in the UK, they will know this as they will have been…
The sex act has many health benefits from reducing stress and tension, to boosting your immune system. It may even affect your risk of developing certain cancers. But as with most matters health, how sex…
Australian women may soon have fewer of those uncomfortable visits to the doctor for cervical cancer screening. After an extensive evidence review, the Medical Services Advisory Committee has recommended…
Young women who have the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are less likely to have cervical abnormalities found on Pap smears…
The antiviral HIV drug lopinavir has been successfully used to treat women with human papillomavirus positive, early stage…
Actor Michael Douglas’ claim that his throat cancer was caused by human papillomavirus - or HPV - has generated lots of publicity. But head and neck cancers are still thankfully still very rare. They are…
Women in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will all soon be advised to start screening for cervical cancer at 25 years, and those aged between 50 and 64 years to screen every five years rather…
UK health authorities have recommended women start having pap smears later in life, suggesting women wait until they are at least 25 before having their first cervical cancer screening. The aim is to reduce…
Human papilloma virus (HPV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) are present in more than half of malignant prostate cancer cases…
Michele Bachmann’s unfounded statement about HPV vaccination and mental retardation couldn’t be further from the truth. But the damage her statements may cause is even more disturbing than what she says…
Australian researchers have shown for the first time that the number of girls presenting with pre-cancer cells on the cervix has dropped following the introduction of a wide ranging vaccination program…
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Professor, Special Projects, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Cape Town
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Lead, Cancer Elimination Collaboration (CEC) and Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in the School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW
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Principal Research Fellow, The Daffodil Centre, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, University of Sydney
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Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
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Cancer Research UK career development fellow, UCL
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Researcher at Sydney Health Ethics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, City University of New York
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Adjunct Professor, Eastern University
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Senior Lecturer in Health Economics, Imperial College London
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PHD candidate, Newcastle University
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University
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Research Fellow and PhD candidate School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Epidemiologist, Queen Mary University of London
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Honorary Fellow at Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne