Oct. 25, Thursday -- The human papilloma virus vaccine and parental consent will be the focus of the annual Brigitte M. Bodenheimer Lecture on Family Law at UC Davis, an endowed series that brings ...

Metastatic cervical cancer is cervical cancer that has spread to distant regions of the body, such as the lymph nodes, lungs, or liver. Cervical cancer affects the lower part of the uterus — the area ...

Dr. Audrey Garrett will give a free lecture on cervical cancer, prevention and the HPV vaccine at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Samaritan Albany Cancer Resource Center. Garrett has been an official ...

Pre-cervical cancer refers to atypical changes in the cervix. Experts grade these changes based on the extent of the cellular abnormalities. Not everyone with atypical cervical cells develops cervical ...

Cervical cancer starts in the cervix, the bottom part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Treatments for this cancer include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, targeted drugs, and ...

Yes, cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers linked to HPV. HPV is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that most people contract at some point in life. Your body will usually get ...

Women with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are six times more likely to develop cervical cancer than women without HIV. In fact, HIV is responsible for around 5% of all cervical cancer cases ...

Two women share their stories of cervical cancer — a cancer that rarely causes symptoms until it’s advanced. A Pap smear is the best way to diagnose cervical cancer. HPV vaccination can prevent it.

Cervical cancer diagnoses are quite rare, with only about 13,000 women diagnosed every year, according to the American Cancer Society (317,000 are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, for ...