Despite a proven survival benefit, the addition of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to chemoradiotherapy for newly diagnosed locally advanced cervical cancer was not cost-effective in an economic evaluation study.

Bandi and her team found that past-year cervical cancer screenings in 2023 remained at 14%, which is below pre-pandemic levels. “We want to detect cancers early when they’re more treatable,” Bandi said.

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After a long decline, cervical cancer rates are rising in rural counties, increasing a gap with urban counties, a new study finds.

Cervical cancer incidence is rising, with rural and minoritized populations experiencing worse outcomes due to suboptimal care and screening disparities. Data from 2001-2019 reveal a widening gap in cervical cancer rates between rural and urban women,

A recent CDC report further demonstrates the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer. HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that affects both females and males and is linked to higher risks of various forms of cancer.

Four of the country’s leading health organisations have come together as part of an Australian Government-funded campaign to improve cervical screening rates and eliminate cervical cancer in Australia.

Most of the women under 30 with cervical cancer in the Netherlands have not been vaccinated against HPV. A study conducted by gynecologists from Amsterdam UMC in collaboration with the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the Netherlands (IKNL) found that only 15 percent of young women with cervical cancer had been vaccinated against the virus that most commonly causes this cancer,