Cervical Cancer

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New hope for cervical cancer patients
When Luzmila Salazar learned she had cervical cancer, she felt like her life was crumbling around her. “It was the worst thing I’d ever heard,” said the 43-year-old mother of...
Late-stage cervical cancer is on the rise: How to reduce your risk
From left: Joshua G. Cohen, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S., Seth A. Cohen, M.D., F.A.C.S.While overall rates of cervical cancer are decreasing, new studies have shown that late-stage cervical cancer rates...
COVID-19 concerns again impacting cancer screenings
Emile Auguste Jr., a 64-year-old mortgage banker from Monrovia, California, has no qualms about maintaining his regular colorectal cancer screenings in the current COVID-19-altered environment.   “Concerns? Not for me!”...
Early trial success for new peritoneal cancer treatment
Irene van der Heijden has a type of cancer that is incurable, inoperable and notoriously resistant to chemotherapy — low-grade serous ovarian cancer with carcinomatosis of the peritoneum, a thin...
What to know about cervical cancer prevention in 2022
As 2022 begins, Cervical Cancer Awareness Month arrives to remind us that there is a cancer that scientists and physicians have really gotten a handle on — as long as...
Éxito en un ensayo en fase inicial de un nuevo tratamiento para el cáncer peritoneal
Irene van der Heijden tiene un tipo de cáncer que es incurable, inoperable y notoriamente resistente a la quimioterapia: cáncer de ovario seroso de bajo grado con carcinomatosis del peritoneo...
5 things to know about cervical cancer
There are several types of gynecologic cancers that affect the female reproductive system, including endometrial, ovarian, cervical, vaginal and vulvar cancer. In the case of cervical cancer...
New cervical cancer screening guidelines signal major shift
Since screening for cervical cancer was first initiated in the 1950s, the number of deaths from this disease has been drastically reduced. Nevertheless, nearly 14,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive...