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Should Boys and Girls Be Vaccinated Against HPV?
By Robert Haddad, MD Human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccinations were originally advised only for girls. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American College of Pediatrics now...
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When Should My Daughter Get Her First Pap Test?
By Sarah Feldman, MD, MPH Healthy young women should get their first Pap test at age 21. If that test is normal, they should have additional Pap tests every three years. If they have symptoms such as...
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Cervical Cancer Screenings: Five Things You Need to Know
Ursula Matulonis, MD Approximately 10,000-11,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year. But with women having regular cervical cancer screenings, incidence and death rates...
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DNA Test May Offer Alternative to Pap Smear
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel has recommended that a DNA test should be the primary screening tool for cervical cancer, rather than the traditional Pap smear. The DNA test detects the DNA...
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Melanoma: Five Things You Need to Know
Although skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, melanoma accounts for less than 2 percent of all skin cancer cases. The disease, which will be diagnosed in around 76,000 Americans...
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Common Myths About the HPV Vaccine
When it comes to vaccines, particularly the HPV vaccine, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that girls and boys aged 11 or 12 years...
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The Latest in Cervical Cancer Treatment, Research and Prevention
Larissa Lee, MD, and Alexi Wright, MD, MPH Although cervical cancer is relatively rare in the United States, approximately 11,000-12,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with the disease each year....
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What Is a Cancer Vaccine?
Cancer vaccines are medicines that spur the immune system’s natural defenses against cancer. They belong to a class of substances known as biological response modifiers, which strengthen or stimulate a...
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The Link Between HPV and Cancer [Infographic]
Approximately 5 percent of cancers worldwide are caused by strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), including cervical, anal, and some head and neck cancers. Learn more about the link between HPV and...
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How Is Surgery Used to Treat Gynecologic Cancers?
Many associate cancer treatment with chemotherapy and radiation therapy, but for many women with gynecologic cancers, surgery is often the first line of defense. Colleen Feltmate, MD, director of...
View ArticleFive Things Minority Women Should Know About Women’s Cancers
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, with nearly 232,000 diagnosed each year, and another 100,000 women are diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer in the U.S. each year. But do these...
View ArticleWhat Are the Symptoms of Cervical Cancer?
Cervical cancer screenings, which typically include a pelvic exam and Pap smear, have significantly reduced the number of cervical cancer incidence and death rates in the United States. These...
View ArticleDoes an Abnormal Pap Smear Result Mean I’ll Get Cancer?
If you’re a woman age 21 to 65, you probably know that getting a Pap test is a part of routine health screenings. The test, usually taken every three years, is used to detect changes in the cells of...
View ArticleCancer Conversations Podcast – Episode #6: Cervical Cancer Research,...
Although cervical cancer incidence and death rates have decreased thanks to regular screenings, thousands of women in the U.S. are still affected by the disease every year. In this Cancer Conversations...
View ArticleIf I’ve Had a Gynecologic Cancer, Can I Have Children?
Fertility is a common concern among newly diagnosed cancer patients. For women with gynecologic cancer, the ability to have children depends on the type of cancer a woman has and the stage at which it...
View ArticleFighting Women’s Cancers from Within
Traditionally, the war on cancer has been waged from the outside in, with therapies such as surgery, radiation, and drugs entering the body from external sources. For more than 100 years, however, a...
View ArticleWhat Are AIDS-Related Cancers?
People infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or AIDS are more susceptible to certain types of cancer than people who are not infected. In fact, some types of cancers are so common in people...
View ArticleWho Should Get the HPV Vaccine?
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of many related viruses passed through sexual contact. A number of HPV strains can lead to the development of cervical cancer, as well as vulvar, vaginal,...
View ArticleWhat You Should Know About Cervical Cancer [Webchat]
Unlike many gynecologic cancers, there is a vaccination and screening test for cervical cancer, an important distinction in preventing and identifying the disease, according to Ursula Matulonis, MD,...
View ArticleGynecological Cancer Patients Find Safety, Solidarity in Support Group
Deb Petrishen says well-meaning but frustrating interactions can occur everywhere, from the grocery store to family functions. Although friends and loved ones are often sensitive and supportive, some...
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