Cervical Cancer News

The World Health Organization has approved a cervical cancer vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline, meaning U.N. agencies and partners can now officially buy millions of doses of the vaccine for poor countries worldwide.

A cancer-causing adaptor protein that facilitates proliferation of colorectal and cervical cancer cells could become a new target for cancer treatment, a researcher at National Cheng Kung University in Tainan City said yesterday.

Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday a study shows its human papillomavirus vaccine Cervarix was effective against the types of HPV that are most likely to cause cervical cancer, but also fought other strains of the disease.

Main Category: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology The findings of the PATRICIA study are reported in an article Online First and in a future edition of The Lancet .

The human papillomavirus vaccine is highly effective at preventing precancerous cervical lesions that can lead to cervical cancer, a new study shows.

A grieving dad today welcomed the support of GPs in the fight to lower the minimum age for cervical cancer screening.

Shillong, Jul 4 : A two-day assessment and workshop on breast and cervical cancer screening and management was held successfully at a hospital recently, official sources said here today.

Boys should be given the cervical cancer vaccine as well as girls in order to protect both sexes against sexually transmitted infections, doctors said.

In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus.

ObGyns have done so much to stop cervical cancer. Can't we do more to reduce the risk of death from breast malignancy? Robert L. Barbieri, MD Editor-in-Chief obg@dowdenhealth.com Cancer of the cervix is the cause of death in 2.3 of every 100,000 white women annually in the United States.

A thriving construction business, a precious 11 year old daughter and a happy long-term relationship.

New laws taking effect Wednesday in Alabama will provide more care for women with cancer, coordinate services for Alabamians with autism, and use state buildings to honor American military missing in action.

Main Category: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 25 Jun 2009 Advaxis, Incorporated , has engaged the Numoda Corporation, a leading clinical trial and logistics management company, to oversee Phase II clinical activity with ADXS11-001 for the treatment of invasive cervix cancer and cervical ...

Sex might be the last thing on your mind as you start thinking about cancer treatment options and begin coping with the anxiety that comes with a cancer diagnosis.

Main Category: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 26 Jun 2009 - 3:00 PDT New research, published in The Lancet Oncology , has found that combining human papillomavirus testing with routine liquid-based cytology screening does not increase the detection of cervical cancer compared with LBC ...

There will be a new drive to ensure GPs spot cervical cancer symptoms earlier in young women and refer patients correctly, Health Minister Ann Keen announced today.

Actress Farrah Fawcett lost her battle with anal cancer today at the age of 62. She was first diagnosed in 2006.

BEIJING: Over the next three years, some 10 million rural Chinese women will get free cervical cancer screening under a government-sponsored program, the health ministry announced here Thursday.

Twenty-eight girls and women died in 2008 soon after taking Gardasil, a vaccine meant to prevent human papillomavirus infections and fight cervical cancer, according to a group that analyzed FDA records.

SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. today announced that the Company has launched a new product in its diagnostic controls and panels portfolio - the SeraCare Human Papillomavirus Genotype Performance Panel.