Cervical Cancer

Although there has been substantial progress in cancer treatment, screening, diagnosis, and prevention over the past several decades, addressing cancer health disparities—such as higher cancer death rates, less frequent use of proven screening tests, and higher rates of advanced cancer diagnoses—in certain populations is an area in which progress has not kept pace. These disparities...

Thanks to Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose cervical cancer cells have significantly contributed to numerous scientific and medical breakthroughs and advancements, the medical community understands so much more about human health and how to treat many diseases. Although Henrietta Lacks passed away in 1951, HeLa cells, as they are called, are still used as a...

THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Use of recommended clinical preventive services varies across the United States, with insurance status being the dominant factor associated with service use, according to research published in the April 2 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Suhang Song, Ph.D.,...

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In utero exposure to 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) is associated with an increased risk for any cancer in adult offspring, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of The Endocrine Society, held virtually from March 20 to 23. Caitlin C. Murphy, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the University of...

By Dr. Mark Abdelmalek and Lucien bruggeman At the onset of the novel coronavirus, American healthcare providers sought to limit non-essential in-person visits, opting instead to put off routine examinations – including annual cancer screenings – as part of an effort to curb risky face-to-face interactions. This precautionary approach was endorsed by the American Cancer Society,...

By Robin Baumeister Race accounts for higher mortality rates for all cancer sites, studies find. While this should come as no surprise, its gravity is no less present; regardless of gender, black cancer patients face higher mortality than their white peers.   Among black men, cancer incidence is also higher; black men have 25% higher incidence...

Several studies have documented that African American men are far more likely than non-Hispanic white men to die of prostate cancer. Other studies have shown that Hispanic women are more likely to be diagnosed with cervical cancer than non-Hispanic white women. Do disparities like these reflect differences in health insurance status, diet, genetics, or a...