Cervical Cancer

Cervical Cancer News & Features

COPD may increase sudden cardiac death risk

COPD Independent Risk Factor for Lung Cancer

April 9, 2020

Risk for lung cancer higher for never smokers with COPD, ever smokers with or without COPD.

Several presentations demonstrated that abemaciclib provides clinical benefit for women with HR+/HER

Copper Intrauterine Devices Tied to Lower Risk for Cervical Cancer

March 24, 2020

Findings based on comparison to hormonal intrauterine devices.

Modeling Studies Show Cervical Cancer Could Be Eliminated

February 13, 2020

And mortality could be reduced by about one-third by 2030 and almost completely by 2120.

Distance to treatment facilities can affect treatment choice.

Travel Distance Shown to Be a Rural-Urban Disparity in Access to Specialized Cancer Care

Megan Garlapow, PhD

December 27, 2019

This study found that many rural-living patients with colorectal or cervical cancer may have to travel significantly greater distances to reach a cancer specialist than urban dwellers.

HPV vaccine may be effective with just one dose, not three

Studies Confirm Safety of 9-Valent HPV Vaccination

November 26, 2019

Studies based on searching Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, six Vaccine Safety Datalink sites.

Cervical Cancer Clinical Trials

Clinical Trial: Ixabepilone to Treat Cervical Cancer

Clinical trial focusing on Ixabepilone and cervical cancer. Ixabepilone to Treat Cervical Cancer

Clinical Trial: An International Study on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-Guided Brachytherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer (EMBRACE)

Clinical trial focusing on MRI guided brachytherapy. An International Study on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-Guided Brachytherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer (EMBRACE)