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When the Man Who Built the Bombs Met the Man Who Dropped the Bombs…
Ahead of UN Summit of the Future, Mobilizing Youth for Change
UN Environmenta...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maina Waruru Tags: Africa Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Population Poverty & SDGs Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report SDGs for All World Source Type: news
WHO Africa Advances African Science by Promoting Peer-Reviewed Research
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When the Man Who Built the Bombs Met the Man Who Dropped the Bombs…
Ahead of UN Summit of the Future, Mobilizing Youth for Change
UN Environmenta...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maina Waruru Tags: Africa Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Population Poverty & SDGs Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report SDGs for All World Source Type: news
AACR: At-Home HPV Testing Boosts Cervical Cancer Screening Participation
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 -- Mailed at-home self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing increases cervical cancer screening participation in underscreened populations by almost threefold, according to a study presented at the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Merck to Test Single-dose Regimen Of HPV Vaccine Gardasil 9 Merck to Test Single-dose Regimen Of HPV Vaccine Gardasil 9
Merck& Co said on Wednesday it plans to conduct clinical trials testing its human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil 9 to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 13, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
No Cervical Cancer After HPV Vax; Brain Tumor Blood Test; Weight Loss and Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- A Scottish study found no cases of invasive cervical cancer in women who were vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) when they were 12 or 13 years old. (Journal of the National Cancer Institute)
Meanwhile, women in low... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - January 26, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
MRI radiomics help predict cervical cancer treatment outcomes
"Handcrafted" radiomics and deep-learning radiomics based on pretreatment MRI data help predict locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) concurrent chemoradiotherapy treatment outcomes, according to research published January 12 in Scientific Reports.
The study results show promise for tailoring care for patients with this particular cancer, wrote a team led by Sungmoon Jeong, PhD, of Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.
"Our findings may contribute to the development of personalized treatment strategies for locally advanced cervical cancer patients," the group noted.
Cervical cancer is the fourth most comm...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 17, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Advanced Visualization Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
Molecular HPV Testing: 6.6% Revenue Growth 2023-2028, reports Kalorama Information
"The World Market for Molecular Diagnostics, 12th Edition" is now on sale by Kalorama Information. ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is a key segment of the double-digit, multi-billion-dollar global molecular diagnostic testing market,... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 11, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: SVY Source Type: news
This Doctor Helps Himalayan Women Ward off Cervical Cancer
Nordan Otzer during a cancer awareness event in a village in Ladakh, India. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPSBy Athar ParvaizLADAKH, INDIA, Nov 29 2023 (IPS) While working as a doctor in the initial months of his medical career in southern India, a telephone call from his home in the Ladakh Himalayas convinced Nordan Otzer to involve himself with cervical cancer awareness.
“While I was working in a hospital in rural Tamil Nadu (in 2007), one day I received a distressing call from my family informing me that my mother’s health had deteriorated and she urgently needed my presence back home,” says Otzer, an ENT surgeon who ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Athar Parvaiz Tags: Asia-Pacific Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health India IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news
USPSTF-recommended screening leads to less cancer burden
Increasing use of recommended screening strategies could reduce the U.S. cancer burden, according to research published November 22 in JAMA Network Open.
A team led by Amy Knudsen, PhD, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found an increase of 10 percentage points in the uptake of lung, colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screening at their respective starting ages as recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) led to decreased cancer deaths. It highlighted that this could help the U.S. achieve the Cancer Moonshot initiative’s goals.
“Achieving these reductions is predicated on ensuri...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 22, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Womens Imaging Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Most women are in the dark over cervical screening and the vital testing that goes with it, charity warns
Under NHS screening, cervical samples taken during smear tests are examined for human papillomavirus (HPV). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports strong growth in both divisions ’ base business; Group sales and profit reflect declining demand for COVID-19 products
Excluding COVID-19 products,Groupsales increase strongly by 8%1at constant exchange rates (CER)In line with the expected declining demand for COVID-19 products,Groupsales decrease 2% (-8% in Swiss francs)Pharmaceuticals Division sales grow strongly by 8% due to continued high demand for newer medicines; new eye medicine Vabysmo is the strongest growth driverDiagnostics Division ’s base businesscontinues its good growth momentum with an increase of 6%, while total divisional sales are 23% lower due to exceptionally high demand for COVID-19 tests in the first half of 2022Core earnings per share decrease 5%, driven by lower...
Source: Roche Investor Update - July 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports strong growth in both divisions ’ base business; Group sales and profit reflect declining demand for COVID-19 products
Basel, 27 July 2023Excluding COVID-19 products,Groupsales increase strongly by 8%1at constant exchange rates (CER)In line with the expected declining demand for COVID-19 products,Groupsales decrease 2% (-8% in Swiss francs)Pharmaceuticals Division sales grow strongly by 8% due to continued high demand for newer medicines; new eye medicine Vabysmo is the strongest growth driverDiagnostics Division ’s base businesscontinues its good growth momentum with an increase of 6%, while total divisional sales are 23% lower due to exceptionally high demand for COVID-19 tests in the first half of 2022Core earnings per share decrease ...
Source: Roche Media News - July 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A Shot in the Arm Can Prevent Cervical Cancer
Afshan Bhurgri, a cancer survivor, advises women to listen to their bodies and be aware of the symptoms of cervical cancer. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPSBy Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Jul 26 2023 (IPS) “Listen to your body, and if there is anything strange happening, do not ignore it,” is the advice of 57-year-old Afshan Bhurgri, a cancer survivor.
Eight years ago, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at a time when she was “in a good place” in life. Her kids were grown up, and she had more time to herself. A fitness freak, the schoolteacher’s daily routine included going to the gym daily. “I joined a creative writin...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zofeen Ebrahim Tags: Asia-Pacific Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Education Cannot Wait (ECW) IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Liquid Biopsy May Help May Identify HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- MONTREAL – Analysis of circulating human papillomavirus (HPV) tumor DNA and tumor DNA fragment (tumor tissue–modified viral ([TTMV])-HPV DNA using a commercially available blood test – a so-called liquid biopsy... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - July 10, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
