STAT (2/1, Chen) reported research “suggests that by analyzing cervical cells’ genomes, researchers might be able to find genetic signatures that predict the risk of ovarian, breast, and endometrial cancers and flag patients that should be screened more aggressively.” Investigators “examined samples from cervical smears of roughly 2,000 women” and then “used that data to train an […]
MedPage Today (1/6) reported, “More than 70% of women with high-risk early ovarian cancer had one or more symptoms of underlying disease, most often abdominal or pelvic pain, a large retrospective review showed.” The findings were published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. […]
CNN (1/12, McPhillips) reported, “Cancer mortality rates have been dropping for nearly two decades, aided by ‘major progress’ in the early detection and treatment options for lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual report on cancer statistics.” The data indicated that “the overall cancer death rate dropped by about a third (32%) from its peak in 1991 […]
Healio (1/6) reported, “High-grade vulvar, vaginal and anal precancer rates decreased or stabilized after the introduction of the HPV vaccine, according to findings.” The study results were published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. […]