New research suggests that an “often-overlooked” parasitic infection, already linked to bladder cancer, may also raise the risk of cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer was once one of the leading causes of death for American women. But thanks to increased screening, the rate of both incidence and mortality have dropped by more than half since the ...

Women aged 65 and above are still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), suggest the ...

Cervical cancer deaths among women younger than 25 have plummeted in recent years, the likely result of vaccinating adolescents against human papillomavirus, or HPV, high-risk strains of which ...

The median correct knowledge score for causes of cervical cancer was 3 (IQR, 0-4). Two hundred ninety-nine respondents (29.8%) had a knowledge score of ≥ 5, and only 1 of these respondents had a score ...

First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, ... offering a new way to collect vaginal samples that can detect the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer.

U.K. study: HPV vaccine reduced cervical cancer rates by 87% in women who were vaccinated at 12 and 13 03:48. The maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test said Friday it has won approval ...

The tool will allow women to screen for HPV, which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, without visiting a doctor. Listen to this article · 5:25 min Learn more. Share full article. 126.

A new home cervical cancer test kit is not the "gold standard" - but is a "good enough" alternative for those who cannot make it into a GP Surgery, a doctor has said. From next January, NHS England ...

Plans are still being finalised but it is hoped women in deprived areas, where uptake is lower, will get the tests first.

Medically reviewed by Andrea L. Braden, MDMedically reviewed by Andrea L. Braden, MD Cervical cancer starts in the cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus (womb) that connects to the vagina ...