cancer of the cervix (cervical cancer)

We're hoping that by the end of this story, you've called your doctor and made an appointment. It's that important. Cervical cancer rates in the Middle East are predicted to double by 2035, The National reports, and a lack of awareness and screening is to blame. In 2015, 19,500 people suffered from cervical ...

Introducing a vaccine against HPV in childhood immunisation programmes in the UAE has helped drastically reduce the number of women with cervical cancer. The free vaccine was first offered to girls in school settings a decade ago in Abu Dhabi, reducing the number of women with the cancer.

Worldwide, cervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer in women. Cervical cancer usually develops very slowly. It starts as a precancerous growth. This precancerous condition can be detected by a pap smear and is 100% treatable. That is why it is so important for women to get regular pap ...

A visit to the doctor for Esperance woman has been made easier with breakthroughs in testing for cervical cancer. A WA Country ... Between 2011 and 2015 there were less than five new cases of cervical cancer in the Shire of Esperance, with the exact number withheld to protect patient confidentiality.

A priority review designation in cervical cancer, an ODAC recommendation in acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a clinical hold in cervical and head and neck ... biologics license application for pembrolizumab for the treatment of advanced cervical cancer with disease progression on or after chemotherapy.

OncoBreak: 'I Was Normal Once'; Ending Cervical Cancer; Mammo Controversy. News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues. MedpageToday ... "I was normal ... once. Then I went to medical school." (ASCO Connection). Australia could become the first nation to eradicate cervical cancer.

Speaking in Kasungu at Chankhozi Primary School ground, the First Lady said as simple as it may sound, cervical cancer is claiming many lives of women in the country and there is the need for women to champion the fight against this disease. “When we talk about cervical cancer, it sounds simple but this ...

The stirrups… the speculum… the jelly that your gyno never seems to get totally cleaned up. Yeah, Paps are a (somewhat literal) pain, but cervical cancer was once the number-one leading cause of cancer death in American, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, thanks to ...

US regulators will undertake a priority review of MSD's Keytruda as a treatment for patients with advanced cervical cancer. The company is seeking approval for the drug's use in patients with the condition who experience disease progression on or after chemotherapy. The decision marks the first filing ...

“Advanced cervical cancer is an illness with a poor prognosis and a high unmet medical need. We look forward to working with the FDA on the review of this application to help bring Keytruda to previously-treated patients with advanced cervical cancer,” Roger Dansey, MD, senior vice president and ...

In 2018, more than 13,000 women could be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer and more than 4,000 women could die from it, according to estimates from the American Cancer Society -- and it is often preventable with the regular screening. In 2016, "Dancing With the Stars" co-host Erin Andrews was ...

Australia could become the first country to eradicate cervical cancer, according to an announcement from the International Papillomavirus Society. New research, published on Sunday, reveals that Australia's free HPV vaccine program in schools has led to a dramatic decline in future cervical cancer rates.