It has been a while since we shared what we have been reading. Below are the stories and studies we think are worth your time right now — on screening, symptoms, research, and recovery. Each one links to its original source so you can read the whole thing yourself. Screening is changing You may ... Read More »
While survival rates soar for other cancers, funding gaps limit progress on cervical and uterine cancer
The survival rates for cervical and uterine cancer have been stagnant for years, even as the number of deaths from cancer in the United States dropped overall. This week, the American Cancer Society announced the largest reduction in cancer deaths ever reported in a single year, dropping by 2.2 ... Read More »
SOURCE: The Verge
For HPV-Positive Women, Test Can Guide Cervical Cancer Screening Follow-Up
October 11, 2018, by NCI Staff A new test can help to improve the clinical management of women who screen positive for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in routine cervical cancer screening, an NCI-led study has shown. The test, called p16/Ki-67 dual stain, more accurately predicted whether ... Read More »
SOURCE: National Cancer Institute
Why Rwanda could be the first country to wipe out cervical cancer
By Sophie Cousins, Mosaic (CNN)Girls began queuing at their local school with their friends, waiting for their names to be called. Many were apprehensive. After all, most of them had not had a vaccination since they were babies. It was 2013 and a new vaccine had arrived in Kanyirabanyana, a ... Read More »
HPV vaccine linked to ‘dramatic’ drop in cervical disease
The routine vaccination of girls with the HPV vaccine in Scotland has led to a "dramatic" drop in cervical disease in later life, new research suggests. Human papilomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection and some types are linked to cervical cancer. Researchers said the vaccine has ... Read More »
Vaccine Clears HPV-Infected Cervical Lesions
Complete clearance in a fourth of precancerous CIN2/3 by Charles Bankhead, Senior Editor, MedPage Today | April 09, 2019 A therapeutic vaccine eradicated human papillomavirus (HPV) in a fourth of women with precancerous cervical lesions, a placebo-controlled clinical trial showed. Overall, ... Read More »
HPV Stigma Can Impact Cervical Cancer Screening Rates & That Could Have Terrible Consequences
By Sanam Yar Social stigma surrounding sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, is not a new concept. Unfortunately, stigma persists despite the fact that STIs are quite common — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that there are nearly 20 million new infections each year in ... Read More »
HPV: the whole story, warts and all
Most of us will be infected with human papillomavirus at some point in our lives. There are more than 100 different types of the virus, most of which cause no symptoms and go away by themselves without treatment. Other types cause harmless growths such as verrucas and warts. But the virus also ... Read More »
The HPV Vaccine Is Now FDA-Approved for People Over 26: What You Need to Know
This story has been updated to include more information about the study cited by the FDA. For years, health officials have urged people under the age of 26 to get the vaccine that protects against human papilloma virus (HPV). If you happened to miss that deadline or were older than 26 when the ... Read More »
Too Few Women Are Getting Cervical Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Jan. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of women in the United States who are getting the recommended screenings for cervical cancer is "unacceptably low," researchers say. In 2016, just over half of U.S. women aged 21 to 29 and less than two-thirds of women aged 30 to 65 were ... Read More »
