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Cervical cancer is one of the key causes of cancer-related deaths in women in India. However, it is a disease that can be both prevented and cured. Much of its burden can be reduced through early detection through screening and vaccination.

Cervical cancer kills hundreds of women each year according to Cancer Research UK

Process tested in patients over 10-year period involves short course of chemotherapy before chemoradiation

The first step towards prevention of any disease is gaining a deeper understanding of the causes behind it, and lifestyle is a major contributing factor behind numerous ailments. While genetics and environmental factors play very important roles, one cannot ignore how lifestyle choices such as diet, exercise, smoking and consumption…

There's a new way to screen for high-risk HPV, a viral infection that can lead to cervical cancer. This alternative method of collecting samples for cervical cancer screening doesn't require a speculum.

The first self-administered tests for collecting vaginal samples are on the way to health care facilities, making Pap smears more accessible and tolerable.

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The situation is the same in India with cancer statistics revealing a worrying trend. The burden of cancer is significant, with over 1.4 million new cases and approximately 917,000 deaths annually in the country. Breast, oral cavity, and cervical cancers…

Cervical screening in Australia has changed over the past seven years. The test has changed, and women (and people with a cervix) now have much more choice and control. Here’s why – and what you can expect if you’re aged 25 to 74 and are due for a test.

The startling fact is that there are 20 times more people with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), another name for precursor lesions in the cervix. Read further on Dynamite News:

Lots of people still don’t attend their smear test appointments.

Trial results suggest that test could enable more than 400,000 women each year to undergo screening