Gender-associated sexual behavior linked to oral oncogenic HPV rates
1. Oral oncogenic HPV prevalence was more than 4 times higher among men than women. 2.The gender difference was due primarily ...
Tag: cervical cancer
HPV-targeted T-cell therapy may induce cervical cancer regression
1. In a small, prospective trial of nine patients with metastatic cervical cancer, three patients demonstrated complete or partial response ...
Patient Basics: Cervical Cancer
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? The cervix is a small, donut-shaped structure. It is located at the ...
Non-surgical outpatient treatment for CIN shows promise
1. Patients with CIN-2 who were treated with hexaminolevulinate 5% photodynamic therapy showed histological improvement. 2. This treatment method also ...
Multiple colposcopy biopsies may improve cervical cancer precursor detection
1. An increased number of lesion-directed cervical biopsies during colposcopy was associated with increased sensitivity for the detection of high-grade ...
Morbid obesity increases risk for cervical cancer death
1. Morbidly obese (BMI≥35.0) women were significantly more likely to die from cervical cancer. 2. Underweight, overweight, and obesity were ...
Certain cancer therapy innovations not associated with decreasing mortality
Image: PD Normal Mammogram 1. New technological developments for five different cancers found not to impact mortality trends favorably 2. ...
Updated Pap smear screening guidelines may delay diagnosis of cervical adenocarcinoma in situ
Image: PD 1. Among patients with cervical adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), >85% of women were diagnosed subsequent to an abnormal ...