cervical cancer Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

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Cervical Cancer: what you need to know

January 21, 2025 cervical cancer, HPV, human papillomavirus, Pap smears

Dr. Claire Hoppenot shares information about cervical cancer, including risk factors, treatment options and more.

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Policywise

Zero cervical cancer cases? Examining a victory over HPV and the power of prevention.

February 9, 2024 Adolescents, Advocacy, CDC, cervical cancer, HPV, hpv vaccine, pediatrics, vaccine

An important study emerged recently out of Scotland, casting a beam of hope onto the battleground against cervical cancer. The revelation? Not a single case

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Fighting cervical cancer in Africa

October 13, 2022 cervical cancer, hpv vaccine

Health education, HPV vaccines and screening programs can reduce the burden of cervical cancer in low- and middle-income countries.

Progress Notes

Resonance podcast: the future of cervical cancer screening and prevention

April 12, 2022 cervical cancer, Resonance Podcast

Dr. Jane Montealegre joins the Resonance podcast to discuss her work on cervical cancer screening and prevention as well as how to better reach underserved

Policywise

Cervical cancer screening in the COVID-19 era

August 21, 2020 cancer screenings, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, cervical cancer, COVID-19, HPV

In 2018, the World Health Organization launched an ambitious global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem. The tools for elimination are

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Doctors team up with students to improve cervical cancer treatment

February 13, 2020 Cancer, cervical cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Molly Chiu, Radiation Oncology

For women with advanced cases of cervical cancer, radiation therapy is generally the only curative treatment. The treatment of cervical cancer is unique, in that,

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HPV and cervical cancer: Vaccination leads to prevention

January 29, 2020 Cancer, cervical cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, gynecologic cancer, Healthcare, Nicole Blanton

Close to 80 million Americans are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), making it the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. While HPV

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Technique paving way for new cervical cancer treatment

January 9, 2019 Allison Mickey, Cancer, cervical cancer, Dr. Alexander Hanania, Healthcare, Radiation Oncology

Every year, 11,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer. Treatment – which often includes surgery, chemotherapy or radiation – can be

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Help support gynecological health at Spin for Gyn

January 16, 2018 Allison Mickey, cervical cancer, gynecologic cancer, Spin for Gyn, Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman (W2W) is a free cancer patient support program for women undergoing treatment for cervical, ovarian and other gynecologic cancers. W2W connects current

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Cervical Cancer: What you should know

January 27, 2017 cervical cancer, Dr. Matthew Anderson, Nicole Blanton, obstetrics and gynecology

Did you know that approximately 12,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year? According to the Centers for Disease Control,

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