Cervical cancer rates are on the rise among younger women, owing in part to a lack of screening and prevention.

Although invasive cervical cancer may be suspected by inspection and palpation, histologic confirmation is essential to establish the diagnosis. If a patient is referred for the management of a ...

M-Strip, the self-sampling kit for cervical cancer (HPV) and STI screening, provides a non-invasive alternative to ...

and providing appropriate management for 90% of women with invasive cancer. Here is an elaborate article edited for length and clarity to gain further insights into the disease. Cervical cancer ...

Cervical cancer is both preventable and curable if detected early and treated effectively,” said the South African Department of Health.

While most HPV infections clear up naturally within two years, some persist and cause changes in cervical cells that, if untreated, can develop into invasive cancer. Cervical cancer is the fourth ...

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but there are still around 14,000 new cases of invasive disease every year and more than 4,000 deaths. The prognosis for women with locally advanced cervical cancer remains fairly poor ...

The first author (A Kathrine Lie) is the project manager for a study evaluating different commercially available HPV tests in the Norwegian Coordinated Cervical Cancer Screening Program ...

The company has also partnered with the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS) to develop an Indigenous HPV PCR kit, ...