Cervical Cancer News
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Healthcare providers less likely to offer HPV vaccination to teenage boys, study suggests
A new study has revealed that healthcare providers may be failing to routinely offer the HPV vaccine to boys, potentially putting them at risk of cancer later in life. Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with cervical, vaginal, anal, mouth and throat cancers. The U.S. Centers
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Meharry, Morehouse partner with the University of Zambia
Meharry Medical College and the Morehouse School of Medicine have formed a partnership with the University of Zambia to develop an international exchange program focused on disease research and prevention
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Women over 65 may benefit from cervical cancer screening, research says
New research presented this week is looking at cervical cancer screening and whether the guidelines, which recommend against testing women over 65, may need a refresh. It's a feeling with which some cervical cancer survivors agree. "I talk to friends and tell them to get screened. I have a friend
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Erin Andrews spreads awareness about cervical cancer : What you should know
In 2018, more than 13,000 women could be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer and more than 4,000 women could die from it, according to estimates from the American Cancer Society -- and it is often preventable with the regular screening. In 2016, "Dancing With the Stars" co-host Erin Andrews was
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Nearly half of all cancer deaths linked to preventable risk factors: study
Cancer. To many of us, it may seem scary, mysterious, or even inevitable. Now, a new study suggests that nearly half of the country’s cancers may be preventable through decisions we make every day. Researchers with the American Cancer Society looked at data on cancer incidence and deaths, finding
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The GOP's proposed Medicaid cuts could leave millions of women uninsured
The Republican health care bill currently making its way through Congress could have a major impact on how many people have access to health services through Medicaid --changes that would fall disproportionately on women. Today, more than 17 million women in the U.S. aged 18 to 64 have health
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How Title X change could affect family planning in US
President Donald Trump signed a bill into law today that could have far reaching effects on family planning services for many people in the U.S. The rollback of the rule impacts how states dole out Title X funds, which provide low-income people and others access to family planning and related
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Men have higher rates of HPV compared to women, CDC says
The human papilloma virus, or HPV , continues to be the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Contrary to views that associate the virus only with cervical cancer , HPV has dozens of strains, which
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Rory Feek posts new photos of late wife Joey Feek
Rory Feek paid tribute to his late wife Joey Feek by posting several photos on the one-year anniversary of her death. In one photo Rory captioned "Remembering you," a healthy looking Joey is seen sitting on the porch with their daughter Indiana and his two daughters from a previous relationship,