Survey Demonstrates Implicit Bias Toward Cervical Cancer Diagnoses Among Nurses, Women
Survey sought to assess the relative implicit biases of gynecologic healthcare providers regarding women with diagnoses of cervical vs ovarian cancer.
Cervical Cancer
Outcomes Worse for Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy vs Open Surgery
A comparison study of 2 approaches to radical hysterectomy found that disease-free and overall survival are worse with minimally invasive procedure than with abdominal open procedure, contradicting previous study findings.
Open Hysterectomy Survival Rates Edge Minimally Invasive Procedures for Cervical Cancer
A population-based study compared open abdominal radical hysterectomy with minimally invasive robot-assisted radical hysterectomy, and found a slight edge in survival among those who underwent the open procedure.
FDA Approves HPV Vaccine for People Through Age 45
Updated vaccine designed to prevent cancers and disease caused by nine HPV types
CDC: HPV Vaccination Rates on the Rise Among Adolescents
Proportion of teens up to date with HPV vaccines also increasing, researchers found.
Failure Rates for HPV Vaccine Higher in HIV-Positive Women, Girls
Canadian investigators conducted a national observational study in which women and girls living with HIV underwent HPV vaccination.
USPSTF Updates Its Recommendations for Cervical Cancer Screening
The US Preventive Services Task Force conducted a review of trials and cohort studies to support an update of its cervical cancer screening recommendations for women ages 21 to 65 and older.
CDC Reports Screening Drop in Breast, Cervical, and Prostate Cancers
CDC investigators found that from 2000 to 2015, screening for breast, cervical, and prostate cancers decreased significantly.
High-certainty Evidence That HPV Vaccines Protect Against Cervical Precancer
High-certainty evidence for cervical cancer protection in adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 26 years.
Reflexology, Aromatherapy May Reduce Pain, Anxiety of Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer
A study presented at the 2018 ONS Annual Congress explored whether aromatherapy and reflexology can ease anxiety and pain for patients undergoing brachytherapy for cervical cancer.
Next post in ONS Annual Congress 2018
