Health Tip: Are You at Greater Risk For Cervical Cancer?
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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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Elderly women with invasive cervical carcinoma are less likely to receive aggressive treatment than younger patients, and are more likely to die from the disease, a new study shows.
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Women treated for pre-cancerous lesions are at increased risk of developing cervical or vaginal cancer for at least another 25 years, according to a study suggesting that follow-up tests fall dangerously short.
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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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NEW YORK  - Women with systemic lupus  erythematosus (SLE) are more likely to have an abnormal Pap  test result than other women, according to a new report. This  is important because abnormal smears can be associated with  cervical cancer.
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Dec. 27, 2004 - If your cousin has cancer, you may also be at risk for the disease. That&#39;s according to a new study that suggests the family-associated increased risk of some cancers may extend well beyond the immediate family.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) says almost 250,000 women, most in developing countries, are dying each year from cervical cancer.
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A new vaccine could prevent the majority of cases of cervical cancer, suggest the results of a major trial. The vaccine protects against the virus that causes cervical cancer, which kills almost a quarter of a million women worldwide each year.
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) screening test for cervical cancer is far more accurate than the traditional Pap test, according to a Canadian study published Wednesday in the United States.
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NEW YORK  - An Australian study hints that diets with high amounts of meat and fat compared with those rich in vegetables and fruit appear to increase the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin -- one of the most common forms of skin cancer.
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LEBANON, NH - Nov. 13, 2004 â- vaccination against the most common cancer-causing strains of human papillomavirus prevented 100 percent of the recurring infections that can cause cervical cancer, researchers report in the Nov.
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NEW YORK  - Men with a history of the   sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea may face a higher risk   of prostate cancer, a study suggests.
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Women with the autoimmune disorder systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) seem to have a heightened risk for cervical cancer when they're been treated with the immune-suppressing drug cyclophosphamide, according to a new study.
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Everyone knows smoking is a bad idea, but those who can't give it up may get a little protection from exercise, a study suggests. In a study of older women, researchers found that a physically active smoker had a 35 percent lower risk of lung cancer than a sedentary smoker.
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Every year, 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer are reported, and 230,000 women die of disease. Nearly 80 percent of these cases occur in underdeveloped and poverty-stricken countries.
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GENEVA - Almost a quarter-million women worldwide die of cervical cancer each year although the disease is largely preventable, the UN health agency said Thursday.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- States are not doing enough to prevent cervical cancer.