January 20, 2022 Cervical cancer: What are the signs and symptoms? Cervical cancer is the fourth-most common cancer in women.
November 6, 2021 Vaccinating UK girls against HPV slashed cervical cancer rates, study finds Vaccinating girls against HPV has dramatically reduced cervical cancer rates, British researchers have found.
September 21, 2021 Most women aren't getting regular tests for cancer, other dangerous diseases, survey shows A new multiyear, global survey of women's health shows that most women aren't getting regular tests or screenings for cancer and other dangerous diseases that kill millions of people every year.
June 30, 2021 Early pandemic spurred ‘sharp declines’ in breast and cervical cancer screenings: CDC Screenings for breast and cervical cancer among low income women plummeted early in the pandemic, with test volume picking up into the summer, according to a study linking the declines to pandemic-related closures and patients' fear of COVID-19 infection.
November 17, 2020 WHO launches strategy to expedite end of cervical cancer The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced a global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer.
October 1, 2020 HPV vaccine 'substantially' reduces cervical cancer risk: study The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine substantially lowered the risk of cervical cancer, especially when administered early, said a new study.
August 7, 2020 American Cancer Society's new cervical cancer screening guidelines spark disagreement among physicians Some doctors are speaking out against the American Cancer Society's recently updated cervical cancer screening guidelines.
July 31, 2020 Start cervical cancer screening at age 25, not 21, American Cancer Society says in update In an update to cervical cancer screening guidelines, The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends starting screenings at age 25, with primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as the preferred method of testing every 5 years through age 65.
July 14, 2020 UK outlet mocked for describing statement 'only females get cervical cancer' as 'transphobic lie' The U.K.-based LGBT-oriented outlet PinkNews received a wave of mockery Tuesday after claiming that feminists were "transphobic" for claiming that only females are able to get cervical cancer.
February 25, 2020 Mom, 31, diagnosed with cervical cancer after putting off Pap smear for 10 years A young Scottish mother who was diagnosed with cervical cancer after delaying her annual Pap smear for a decade is now urging other women to get the routine test in a bid to save others from a similar diagnosis.