Embracing Robotic Surgery key to improving women’s disease treatments: Gynaecologists
Mar 09, 2024, at 03:57 pm
Robotic surgery with its advantage of minimal invasion of the body, less blood loss translates to quicker patient recovery and better cosmesis has significant relevance to women in general and Indian women in particular.
Nigeria aiming to vaccinate over 7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer
Oct 25, 2023, at 03:35 pm
Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to reach 7.7 million girls in the largest single round of HPV vaccinations across Africa.
Risk of cervical cancer twice as high in women with mental illness: Study
Mar 26, 2023, at 12:02 am
Women with mental illness, neuropsychiatric disability, or substance abuse are less likely to go for gynaecological smear tests for cervical cancer and run more than twice the risk of developing the disease.
India's first indigenously developed cervical cancer vaccine launched
Sep 02, 2022, at 06:47 am
The Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Thursday officially announced India's first indigenous vaccine for cervical cancer.
Jammu and Kashmir: Cervical cancer screening camp held at Tangmarg
Feb 21, 2022, at 05:14 am
Srinagar: A Cervical cancer screening camp was held at Tangmarg.
WHO rolls out plan to rid world of cervical cancer, saving millions of lives
Nov 18, 2020, at 02:34 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) set out a strategy on Tuesday for eliminating cervical cancer, which would avoid the death of an estimated five million women and girls from the disease, by 2050.
Urine test could prevent cervical cancer: Study
Apr 30, 2019, at 04:34 pm
London, Apr 30 (IBNS): Urine testing may be as effective as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, according to new research by University of Manchester scientists.
New device designed by Duke University team may make cervical cancer testing more affordable
Jul 10, 2017, at 07:38 pm
North Carolina/US, Jul 10 (IBNS): Indian-American professor Nimmi Ramanujam and team have developed a new handheld device that will make screening for cervical cancer more accessible and affordable, according to media reports on Monday.