Major Gaps in Cancer Screening at Federally Qualified Health Centers Breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening rates much lower than overall national rates Apr 29, 2024
Enhertu Gets Tumor-Agnostic FDA Approval for HER2-Positive Cancers About half of patients responded, duration of response as long as 19 months in three trials Apr 05, 2024
Safety of Less-Radical Surgery for Early Cervical Cancer Gathers More Evidence Growing body of data suggest it can be safe and effective in low-risk disease, says expert Mar 18, 2024
Novel Drug-Device Shows Efficacy for High-Grade Cervical Lesions Response rate doubles with the noninvasive treatment versus placebo Mar 18, 2024
Gynecologic Oncology May Face a Future of Too Few Cases, Too Many Docs Subspecialists could see only one patient a week with a new cancer diagnosis, researcher says Mar 18, 2024
Laparoscopy Quickly Abandoned in Early Cervical Cancer After LACC Results MIS roughly halved in the 2 years following the study results, national dataset shows Mar 18, 2024
Knowing When to Start, Knowing When to Stop Discussions about screening recommendations can be difficult, but they're worth having Mar 11, 2024
Another COVID Toll: Over 134,000 Undiagnosed Cancers During Height of Pandemic Diagnosis rates remained low throughout 2020, with mortality increase projected Feb 22, 2024
Certain Cancer Survivors More Likely to Have Substance Use Disorder Prevalence particularly high in those recently diagnosed with head and neck and cervical cancers Jan 17, 2024
FDA Expands Pembrolizumab Approval in Cervical Cancer PD-1 inhibitor approved in combination with CRT for locally advanced disease Jan 16, 2024
KEYNOTE-A18 Data Are 'Practice-Changing' for Cervical Cancer Domenica Lorusso details the importance of modern radiotherapy in this regimen Dec 12, 2023
AI and Breast Cancer Screening; Cancer After Treatment for Sickle Cell Also in TTHealthWatch: mail-in cervical cancer screening kits Dec 09, 2023 podcast
The Treatment Landscape for Cervical Cancer Has Changed Our experts discuss the impact of new options and approaches available in the field Dec 07, 2023 video
Mailing HPV Self-Sampling Kits to Patients Boosted Cervical Cancer Screening The strategy was effective for patients who were due or overdue for screening Nov 28, 2023
HPV Tumor DNA May Offer Early Warning of Cervical Cancer at High Risk of Relapse Worse PFS associated with circulating tumor DNA detected as early as end of treatment Nov 21, 2023
Nudging Parents Plus Auditing Providers Increased HPV Vaccine Uptake in Tweens Interventions worked best in combination, according to cluster randomized trial Nov 20, 2023
T-DXd Tied to Encouraging Survival in HER2-Expressing Gyn Cancers More responses, longer OS in subset with the highest levels of HER2 expression Nov 07, 2023
Sexual Health Suffered After Radical Hysterectomy for Early Cervical Cancer Compared with simple hysterectomy, analysis shows more sexual toxicities, worse quality of life Nov 07, 2023
Mixed Results for Tiragolumab/Atezolizumab Combo in PD-L1+ Recurrent Cervical Cancer Overall response beats historical benchmark, but misses significance target Nov 06, 2023
Adding Atezolizumab Improves Survival in Advanced Cervical Cancer Trial confirms the role of first-line checkpoint inhibition in metastatic or recurrent disease Nov 03, 2023
Antibody-Drug Conjugate Boosts Survival in Recurrent/Metastatic Cervical Cancer Tisotumab vedotin reduced risk of death by 30% compared with chemotherapy Oct 23, 2023
'Practice-Changing' Data in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Strategies involving immunotherapy, induction chemo move the needle for first time in decades Oct 23, 2023
Primary Care Intervention Improved Follow-Up of Abnormal Cancer Screening Results Follow-up testing within 120 days was improved with EHR reminders, patient outreach, navigation Oct 10, 2023
Sexual Activity Lowers Risk of Side Effects After Cervical Cancer Treatment Intercourse and/or vaginal dilation reduces risk of vaginal stenosis Oct 03, 2023
Study Confirms Better Survival for HPV-Positive Cervical Cancer Source, interpretation of negative tests remain open to speculation Sep 26, 2023
Is Being a Night Owl Unhealthy? CRC Screening Not Recommended Enough Also in TTHealthWatch: CVD death and obesity Sep 16, 2023 podcast
Multi-Cancer Early Detection: 20th-Century Fiction Becomes Reality These tests could soon become a valuable addition to current cancer screening tools Aug 01, 2023
De-Escalated Surgery Suffices for Low-Risk Cervical Cancer Simple hysterectomy non-inferior to radical operation Jun 02, 2023
No Access to Routine Healthcare Biggest Barrier to HPV Vaccination Retrospective analysis shows vaccination rates haven't much improved for women since 2015 May 25, 2023
Trial Results Spark Talk of Curing More Metastatic Cervical Cancers Adding pembrolizumab to standard care extends overall survival by a year May 25, 2023
CDC: Drug-Resistant Ringworm in U.S.; Mail-In HPV Tests Work; Pope Urges Procreation Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff May 12, 2023
Awareness of HPV's Link to Cancer Lags as Cases Continue to Increase Clear decline for cervical cancer, awareness of other cancers remains stagnant Apr 21, 2023
Sexual Health Not Part of Discussion for Women Undergoing Brachytherapy Much less likely than men to be queried about sexual function when receiving treatment Oct 25, 2022
Pandemic Led to Surgical Delays in Gynecologic Cancers, and Worse Outcomes One in five patients experienced changes in their care plan Oct 04, 2022
Durvalumab-CRT Pairing Disappoints in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Still, CALLA trial findings "will inform future strategies to improve treatment," researcher says Oct 02, 2022
How to Solve the Prevention Problem? Start With a Better System Let's move beyond reminders to something that motivates patients to act Aug 08, 2022
Two Sides of Endosalpingiosis: Benign Growth or Harbinger of Cancer? Concurrent malignancy more than twice as common as compared with endometriosis, study showed Aug 06, 2022
HPV Vaccination Close to Surgery May Reduce Recurrent Cervical Lesions Recurrence more than halved, but shaky data preclude definitive answers Aug 03, 2022
5-Year Interval for Cervical Cancer Screening Safe in HPV-Negative Women U.K. study also supports accuracy of HPV testing versus cytology Jun 03, 2022
Self-Collected Menstrual Blood to Detect HPV? "Not just a waste product," researcher says May 09, 2022
