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
Liquid Biopsy May Help 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 Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - July 10, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Sample-to-Answer, Point-of-Care HPV DNA Test Feasible
TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 -- A sample-to-answer, point-of-care human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test is feasible and can be performed by minimally trained personnel, according to a study published online June 21 in Science Translational Medicine.
Kathryn... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche awarded WHO prequalification for the cobas ® HPV test, increasing access to cervical cancer screening tools in low and lower-middle income countries
Every year, over 600,000 women worldwideare diagnosed with cervical cancer and over 340,000 die from this preventable disease, caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). Nine out of 10 women who die from cervical cancer live in low- and lower-middle income countries (LMICs).1WHO prequalification enables LMICs to use thecobas® HPV test in their national cervical cancer elimination programs, increasing access to the patients who need it most.Establishing screening programs helps prevent and detect cervical cancer, which is especially important in areas with limited healthcare resources where patientsare often diag...
Source: Roche Media News - June 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche awarded WHO prequalification for the cobas ® HPV test, increasing access to cervical cancer screening tools in low and lower-middle income countries
Every year, over 600,000 women worldwideare diagnosed with cervical cancer and over 340,000 die from this preventable disease, caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). Nine out of 10 women who die from cervical cancer live in low- and lower-middle income countries (LMICs).1WHO prequalification enables LMICs to use thecobas® HPV test in their national cervical cancer elimination programs, increasing access to the patients who need it most.Establishing screening programs helps prevent and detect cervical cancer, which is especially important in areas with limited healthcare resources where patientsare often diag...
Source: Roche Investor Update - June 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Study links viral infections to Alzheimer ’s, Parkinson’s—with many caveats
A massive data mining study has found numerous associations between common viruses like the flu and devastating neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). The findings expand on previous research linking individual viruses to neurological diseases. But experts caution that the study, which relied on electronic medical records rather than biological samples, merely describes correlations and doesn’t prove causation.
Still, it’s “really exciting,” says Kristen Funk, a neuroimmunologist who studi...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 19, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Why Many Older Women Are Getting Pap Tests They Don ’t Need
Women over 65 are being screened for cervical cancer in diminishing numbers. But some are reluctant to give up the tests. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Paula Span Tags: Tests (Medical) Cancer Cervix Research Women and Girls Elderly Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Preventive Medicine United States Preventive Services Task Force Source Type: news
Battling the Twin Challenge of HIV and Cervical Cancer
A community health worker spreads the message of screening for cervical cancer along with HIV. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPSBy Joyce ChimbiNairobi, Dec 6 2022 (IPS) Damaris Anyango* was recently discharged from Kenyatta National Hospital, battling the twin challenge of cervical cancer and HIV. She is 50 years old and was diagnosed with HIV nearly ten years ago.
Despite the heightened risk of developing cervical cancer due to the underlying HIV-positive condition, her first cervical cancer screening was undertaken three years ago.
“It has been a big challenge dealing with HIV and cervical cancer. When I was told that my HIV te...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joyce Chimbi Tags: Africa Editors' Choice Featured Gender Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Kenya Source Type: news
The Race to Make a Vaccine for Breast Cancer
When Karen Lynch was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 44, it was a shock, but not a complete surprise. “My family history is just riddled with cancer; my father had prostate cancer and died from stomach and esophageal cancer, and his five sisters passed from breast cancer,” she says. “My mother died from pancreatic cancer.” It was 1996, and genetic testing was not as routine as it is now, so it wasn’t until nine years after her diagnosis and treatment with lumpectomy and radiation that Lynch learned she carried the BRCA1 mutation, which increases her risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer...
Source: TIME: Health - October 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Cancer feature Frontiers of Medicine 2022 healthscienceclimate sponsorshipblock Source Type: news
