By Annalisa Merelli A nurse injects HPV vaccine into the arm of a young person A nurse delivers a dose of the HPV vaccine at a college western France in October 2023.DAMIEN MEYER/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGESAhistoric new study out of Scotland shows the real-world impact of vaccines against the human papillomavirus: The country has detected...
The HPV immunisation programme began in 2008 in ScotlandA new study has found that no cases of cervical cancer have been detected in young women who have been fully-vaccinated as part of the HPV immunisation programme. The Public Health Scotland (PHS) research said the HPV (human papillomavirus virus) vaccine was “highly effective” in preventing the...
By Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Scientists say they may have made the biggest breakthrough in treating cervical cancer in 20 years, using a course of existing, cheap drugs ahead of usual radiotherapy treatment. Trial findings, revealed at the ESMO medical conference, show the approach cut the risk of women dying from the disease or the...
by Jade Boyd, Rice University A low-cost, point-of-care DNA test for HPV infections that was invented at Rice University delivers results in 45 minutes and requires just two pieces of equipment, a small centrifuge (not shown) that costs about $500 and NATflow, a purpose-built, dual-chamber heater that uses disposable cartridges to prevent false positives arising from...
by Wiley High grade dysplasia (carcinoma in situ) in the uterine cervix. The abnormal epithelium is extending into a mucus gland to the left of centre. This disease can progress to invasive cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) of the cervix. Credit: Haymanj/public domain Dysregulation of microRNAs, which are molecules involved in controlling gene expression, can promote...
by University of Illinois at Chicago Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that women over the age of 65 may be undergoing unnecessary cervical cancer screenings and that more public health data is needed on the utilization of cervical cancer screening-associated services among older women to prevent potential harm and...
by University College London Differences in the tumor microenvironment between cervical cancer subgroups. Plot showing median abundances (x-axis) and median differences (%, y-axis) for different cell types estimated using MethylCIBERSORT, with significant differences (FDR < 0.01, Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test) in orange, for a TCGA cohort and b combined validation cohorts. c 68 genes in genesets associated...
by Alex Whiting, Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation Magazine Providing earlier diagnosis leads to better cancer outcomes. Credit: © Gevende, Shutterstock Prevention and the HPV vaccine is helping to reduce the numbers of women dying with cervical cancer but new portable screening kits and new types of lab tests will improve diagnosis and earlier...
by American College of Physicians Gardasil vaccine and box. Image: Wikipedia In a new Annals ‘Beyond the Guideline’s feature, two experts debate the most appropriate test and interval for a young patient who has not yet undergone cervical cancer screening but has received HPV vaccination. All ‘Beyond the Guidelines’ features are based on the Department...
Posted Today If there’s a single truth that associate professor of nursing Emma Mitchell knows from 10 years of fighting cervical cancer, it’s this: Tailored approaches work. They work in rural areas like Southwest Virginia, where cervical cancer mortality is two to three times higher than elsewhere in the state. They work in global settings, where stigma...
