One in five men globally infected with potentially cancerous silent infection
HPV is known to cause certain cancers including cervical, anal and vaginal cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Death of the gender-neutral health advice? Woke NHS pages for ovarian cancer and menopause begin using 'women' again following backlash
EXCLUSIVE: The term women has been restored to NHS health pages about menopause and ovarian and cervical cancer pages but is still missing from pages on womb and vaginal cancers. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Department of Health promotes page on vaginal cancer that does not mention women
The Department of Health and Social Care is promoting a gender-neutral NHS vaginal cancer page which the term 'women' quietly scrubbed from its landing page last year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
BRIGIT GRANT: I fear that embarrassment stopped my mother seeking help
BRIGIT GRANT: My mother, Carole, had vaginal cancer. She struggled to say the words, relying instead on George, her husband of 26 years, to relay the information. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Do You Rule Out Vaginal Cancer?
Title: How Do You Rule Out Vaginal Cancer?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - June 28, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Types of Vaginal Cancer Medications
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - February 25, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Immunosuppressive therapy for inflammatory bowel disease does not increase women's risk of vulvar or vaginal cancer
(Elsevier) In a new retrospective study, researchers found that the use of immunosuppressive therapy does not increase the occurrence or recurrence of vulvar or vaginal cancer in women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, earlier onset of cancer was reported, and lymphomas were found in some patients, which is very rare in the genital tract. Their results appear in Digestive and Liver Disease, published by Elsevier. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Women's Wellness: Connect with women living with gynecologic cancer
Gynecologic cancers include?cervical cancer, endometriosis, fibroids,?ovarian cancer, pelvic masses,?uterine cancer,?vaginal cancer?and?vulvar cancer. Mayo Clinic Connect is a place where you can meet women living with a gynecologic cancer or caring for someone with gynecologic cancer. You can ask your questions, share your story, or just say hello. "Connect members find connection, support, and information from [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 20, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
WVU oncologist researches new treatment for cervical and vaginal cancers
(West Virginia University) Valerie Galvan Turner, a gynecologic oncologist at the West Virginia University Cancer Institute, has opened a randomized clinical trial to assess whether a novel supplemental treatment can help chemotherapy and radiation fight cervical and vaginal cancer better. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Woman, 30, lay in a bath of her BLOOD after doctors dismissed her vaginal cancer as an STI
Amanda Hayes, 30, from Didcot, Oxford, was turned away by her GP for months, who insisted her persistent bloating and abdominal pain was IBS, and even suggested it may be an STI. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What to do about vaginal cysts, sores, and bumps
A lump or bump on the vagina may have a variety of causes. Causes can include cysts, warts, polyps, and, rarely, vaginal cancer. Treatment depends on the cause and may involve medication, lifestyle and hygiene changes, or even surgery. Learn more about the causes and treatment options of lumps on the vagina here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
Vaginal Cancer
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - April 9, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Hertfordshire woman mistook vaginal cancer for herpes
Helen Fox, 43, from Hertfordshire, accused her then-boyfriend of cheating when she noticed the abnormal vaginal growths. She has struggled to lose her vagina as she sees it as part of being a woman. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Close to Half of American Adults Infected With HPV, Survey Finds
High-risk strains of the virus — a cause of cervical and vaginal cancers, and cancer of the penis — infect 25.1 percent of men and 20.4 percent of women. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Sexually Transmitted Diseases Medicine and Health National Center for Health Statistics Source Type: news
