Women 65 and older face significantly higher rates of cervical cancer-causing HPV infections than younger women, despite current medical guidelines that typically discontinue screening at 65. The ...

Regular screening can bend the odds in your favor when it comes to four types of cancers. The science is less clear for the ...

Even with all this research readily available, some doctors still say many women over 65 don’t need Pap smears, including ...

Women aged 65 and above are still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), suggest the findings of a large observational study published in the open access journal ...

For almost 30 years, states have received money from the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, which ...

Finding cervical cancer often starts with an abnormal HPV (human papillomavirus) or Pap test result. This will lead to further tests which can diagnose cervical cancer or pre-cancer. The Pap test and ...

State workers who for decades have been pivotal in identifying U.S. cancer trends, curbing new cases, and improving screening ...

HPV And Cervical Cancer Risk 99% of all cervical cancer cases are associated with an HPV infection, according to the WHO. HPV is not a single virus but a group of 200 known viruses that not only ...

Havers had led the CDC's Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network, or RESP-NET, that collects and studies trends in hospitalizations from COVID-19, RSV and influenza.

According to the U.S. National Cancer Institute, single Pap test sensitivity ranges from 55% to 80% for detecting high-grade lesions—a variability that leads to missed diagnoses, delayed treatment, ...

Treatment of cervical cancer is associated with significant sexual morbidity secondary to the effects of various treatment modalities (surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy) directly affecting ...