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March 1, 2019

Cervical Precancers Drop Since Introduction of HPV Vaccine

A study using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides evidence that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is effectively reducing the numbers of cervical precancer – lesions that can become cervical cancer.

Cancer Updates, Cervical Cancer, Prevention, Vaccinations
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January 3, 2019

Who Should Get the HPV Vaccination and Why

The HPV vaccine can protect people from getting the types of HPV infections that cause 6 different kinds of cancer. The vaccinations work best when given to people when they’re young.

Anal Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Living Well, Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer, Penile Cancer, Prevention, Vaccinations, Vaginal Cancer, Vulvar Cancer
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January 2, 2019

What You Need to Know About Testing for Cervical Cancer

During the past several decades, screening – testing for cancer before symptoms develop – has reduced deaths from cervical cancer, as doctors have been able to find cancer early and treat it, or prevent it from developing.

Cervical Cancer, Detection, Living Well, Prevention, Screening Guidelines, Vaccinations
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December 23, 2018

Year in Review: Cancer Research Insights from 2018

Read highlights about American Cancer Society research from 2018.

ACS Research, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention Studies, Cervical Cancer, Colon and Rectal Cancer, Detection, Diet Nutrition, Disparities, Exercise Physical Activity, Genetics, Hispanic Latino, Insurance, Lung Cancer, Paying for Care, Prevention, Smoking Tobacco, Statistics, Vaccinations
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December 14, 2018

3-Time Cancer Survivor Finds Comfort at Hope Lodge

Cervical and breast cancer survivor Christine E. Sprecher needed treatment for a long-term side effect but had no place to stay until she found the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge program.

Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Stories of Hope, Survivorship, Wisconsin
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November 6, 2018

Studies Find Open Surgery Safer For Early Cervical Cancer

Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and colleagues find that women who undergo minimally invasive radical hysterectomy to treat early-stage cervical cancer have worse outcomes than women who undergo abdominal “open” radical hysterectomy.

Cancer Updates, Cervical Cancer, Surgery, Treatment
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September 21, 2018

The HPV Vaccine: A Powerful Way to Help Prevent 3+ Cancers in Women

World HPV Infection Expert, Anna Guiliano, PhD, says, we may be able to eliminate cervical cancer in the U.S. because we have effective screening tests and guidelines for how often they need to be done, as well as vaccines to prevent the infections that cause damage, called lesions, to cells in the cervix. She offers reminders and tips to parents and adult women and men about how they can protect themselves from all cancers related to HPV.

ACS Research, Anal Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Florida, Prevention, Vaccinations, Vaginal Cancer, Vulvar Cancer
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September 20, 2018

A World Leader in Infection-Related Cancer Research

Anna Giuliano, PhD, an epidemiology professor and researcher at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida was awarded the prestigious American Cancer Society Research Professor grant in July 2018 for her expertise and ongoing work cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

ACS Research, Anal Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Florida, Vaginal Cancer, Vulvar Cancer
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