'Better test' for cervical cancer
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A computerised screening test detects more abnormalities than traditional smears, say experts.
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The test could help about 80,000 women a year make better choices about how to treat their breast cancer, federal officials said. Half could safely skip chemotherapy, they said.
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Health agencies on Thursday called for tackling cervical cancer which has taken on epidemic proportions in developing countries from Brazil to India due to a lack of screening.
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A vaccine that prevents infections known to cause cervical cancer could be available to women within three years, UK experts believe.
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Experts push for cervical cancer vaccines to be made available to the developing world.
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A relatively new screening test was about twice as accurate as the traditional Pap smear at spotting cervical cancer, according to the first rigorous study of the test in North America. The new test could replace the 50-year-old Pap in a matter of years, experts say. And there's a bonus for women: They won't need a screening test as often.
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The growth of cervical and womb cancers may be fuelled by a  molecule in semen, a study suggests.
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(HealthDay News) -- The most common cause of cervical cancer is infection with the human papillomavirus. Before cancer  develops in the cervix, cervical cells begin to develop abnormally -- a process known as dysplasia. These abnormal cells can be detected by a test called a Pap smear.
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A stressful life may make it tougher to fight the virus which causes most cervical cancer cases, say scientists.
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SUNDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- A test to detect ovarian cancer by identifying three proteins found in the blood of women with the disease has been developed by researchers at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
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Using computerized scans to screen for lung cancer can help save lives and should be part of a regular checkup for people who have a high risk for the disease, a new study says.
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Women who have been treated for early signs of cervical cancer, have a high risk of the disease decades later, say Swedish researchers.
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Health experts urged Ireland to  introduce a national screening program for cervical cancer  after a report published on Tuesday revealed deaths from the  disease are higher than in Britain and Northern Ireland.
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A new genetic test could one day spare many women diagnosed with breast cancer from the rigors of chemotherapy, a new study says. But at least one cancer expert says more
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A new vaccine gives women at least several years of protection from the virus blamed for most cases of cervical cancer, according to the findings of a University of Washington-led study announced yesterday.
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Schoolgirls should be vaccinated against cervical cancer, a panel recommends.
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&quot;The fecal DNA test was better than the Hemoccult II, the current standard non-invasive screening test,&quot; Dr. Imperiale was quoted as saying by Reuters Health.