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Oral Contraceptives Found to Protect Against Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer for up to 35 Years After Discontinuation

Investigators of the observational study sought to clarify the time-dependent effects between long-term oral contraceptive use and risk for breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancer risk.
American Cancer Society Updates Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

New guidelines from the American Cancer Society (ACS) appear to move away from the reliance on cytology screening via Pap testing.
Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer: An Introduction to ASTRO’s Clinical Practice Guideline

The consensus guideline, drafted by an ASTRO-convened expert task force, offers recommendations about radiotherapy, including brachytherapy, and chemoradiation, in different stage-of-disease and treatment-strategy settings.
Clinical Utility of Deep Phenotyping and Whole-Genome Risk Assessment in Early Cancer Detection and Precision Oncology

State-of-the-art advanced imaging coupled with whole-genome sequencing shows utility in early cancer detection and cancer-associated pathogenic variant detection.
Preclinical Work on Red Blood Cell-Based Therapies in HPV-Positive Solid Tumors Provides Rationale for Clinical Trials in Humans

A microfluidics platform for engineering activated antigen carrier immunotherapies from red blood cells showed promising preliminary results in a mouse model.

GYNECOLOGIC CANCER NEWS

During a recent conference on quality of life in patients with cancer, FDA-affiliated researchers debunked a notion about biases — but raised some concerns about PROs.

Most Patients With Breast, Ovarian Cancer Patients Do Not Undergo Genetic Testing

March 1, 2021

Patients with cervical cancer who receive fosaprepitant in addition to palonosetron and dexamethason

Adjuvant Sequential Chemoradiation Affords Superior DFS Benefit Versus CCRT, RT in Early-Stage Cervical Cancer

January 28, 2021

Cervical Cancer Rates May Be Higher in Older Women Than Previously Reported

Report Documents Cancer Transmission From Mother to Infant

January 21, 2021

Cervical Cancer Rates May Be Higher in Older Women Than Previously Reported

CRT Superior to RT in Stage IIIB Cervical Cancer

January 7, 2021

Authors at Gynecologic Oncology Meeting Fail to Disclose Industry Relationships

November 20, 2020

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Cervical Cancer Rates May Be Higher in Older Women Than Previously Reported

Report Documents Cancer Transmission From Mother to Infant