cervical cancer

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

Despite this, many immigrant women have a higher risk of developing the disease than Swedish-born women, according to a new study from the medical university Karolinska Institutet.

The vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, will be most cost-effective in the U.S. with universal vaccination of 12-year-old girls and catch-up efforts to vaccinate girls and women ages 13 to 21, researchers say.

ATLANTA (AP) -- An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report....

(American Chemical Society) Chemical engineers from Johns Hopkins University have broken the "mucus barrier," engineering the first drug-delivery particles capable of passing through human mucus -- regarded by many as nearly impenetrable -- and carrying medication that could treat a range of diseases.

Those conditions include lung cancer, cervical cancer and cystic fibrosis, the research say. They will describe their research in a presentation in August at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia.

A UK vaccination programme to protect schoolgirls from cervical cancer will be using the wrong vaccine, say campaigners.

(University of Alberta) A University of Alberta study shows obese Canadian women are shying away from undergoing cervical cancer screening because of fear of embarrassment, pain or finding something wrong.

This is a concerning find for researchers, who say the issue should be addressed through increased awareness and vigilance on the part of patients and health care providers.

(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) New research into the causes of cervical cancer appears to lend weight to the promise of a potential early detection method that could help prevent the disease.

A test for a sex infection may be better at screening for cervical cancer than smear tests, a study suggests.

A new vaccine for young girls to prevent cervical cancer later in life was rejected by 20% of parents during a trial.

Smoking is by far the leading risk factor for lung cancer, but new research suggests that common viruses, including one linked to cervical cancer, may also contribute to the development of the deadly disease.