Common Viruses Raise Lung Cancer Risk

Bisphenol A linked to metabolic syndrome in human tissue
(University of Cincinnati) New research from the University of Cincinnati implicates the primary chemical used to produce hard plastics -- bisphenol...

Link between nationality and cervical cancer
(Karolinska Institutet) Gynecological screening tests for cervical cancer have been available to all women in Sweden for almost four decades. Despite...

Experts: HPV Vaccine a Preteen Priority
The vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, will be most cost-effective in the U.S....

Cervical cancer shots less cost-effective with age
ATLANTA (AP) -- An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for...

Breaking the 'mucus barrier' with a new drug delivery system
(American Chemical Society) Chemical engineers from Johns Hopkins University have broken the "mucus barrier," engineering the first drug-delivery...