4th World Conference on Breast and Cervical Cancer

The Human papillomavirus (HPV) has earned its share of media attention. And while much of the information out there is accurate, there is also a lot of myth around HPV infection, the most common sexually transmitted virus in the United States and many parts of the world. HPV is responsible for up to 99% of all cervical cancers. Today let’s talk about some small but important facts about HPV and Cervical Cancer. Myth: Only Promiscuous Women Get HPV Fact: Any woman who has had sex can have HPV. Many individuals trust that lone promiscuous ladies get HPV. In any case, in all actuality, any lady, who has engaged in sexual relations, even with only one partner, could have been exposed to HPV. HPV is an exceptionally regular infection. In fact, around eight out of 10 ladies will have had HPV sooner or later in time by the age of 50. Myth: A regular Pap test is enough to protect women against cervical cancer. Fact: A Pap test alone is not enough to protect women ...

As October is coming closer, means another breast cancer awareness month with buildings and bridges aglow in pink. We’ll all probably start seeing pinker on TV commercials and our favorite products, but what that means we were not thinking about breast cancer in other months or the cancer survivor will only cure in the month of October. While Breast Cancer Awareness Month is only October but that doesn’t mean that our fight against breast cancer is in only October. What about rest of the year, breast cancer is something we all need to be aware of all year round. Twenty-five years ago, in the United States, 110 women died of breast cancer every day. Twenty-five years and billions of private and public research dollars later, that number is 110. Every day, not much progress, is it? To help you keep breast cancer awareness in mind January through December here are a few action items you can do every month in the coming year. November- Take a Breast Cancer Awareness Qu...

There were an expected 266,000 deaths from cervical cancer worldwide in 2012, representing 7.5% of all female growth deaths. Right around the vast majority of (87%) cervical cancer deaths happen in the less developed areas. Mortality fluctuates 18-overlap between the diverse districts of the world, with rates running from under 2 for every 100,000 in Western Asia, Western Europe, and Australia/New Zealand to more than 20 for each 100,000 in Melanesia (20.6), Middle (22.2) and Eastern (27.6) Africa. Having undergone treatment for cervical cancer, the thought of having sex may be the last thing on women mind, but for some women, sexual intimacy and pleasure plays an important part in their relationships. Both were diagnosed with cervical malignancy and experiencing treatment can influence how a lady feels about herself sexually. A few medications for cervical cancer, for example, radiotherapy and hysterectomy, can cause physical changes which may influence a lady's...

Approximately 45% of women ages 20 – 24 are infected with high-risk  human papillomavirus (HPV) .  About 30% of women between the ages of 25 and 40 have high-risk HPV, with the percentage slightly declining among women in their forties.  For sure, high-risk HPV is an extremely normal illness – particularly among ladies in their childbearing years. Ladies infected with high-risk HPV right on time in pregnancy are more than twice as prone to develop preeclampsia. An investigation demonstrates a relationship between high-chance human papillomavirus and preeclampsia, which is steady with the affiliation that was already observed between high-chance HPV and cardiovascular ailment. Utilizing information on the populace predominance of high-chance HPV disease, the scientists evaluated that if all ladies got the quadrivalent immunization (which avoids around 66% of such contaminations); the rate of preeclampsia would tumble from 5,189 to 5,020 case...

The Abortion-Breast Cancer link Is abortion related to Breast Cancer ? With an estimated 3 in 10 women having an elective abortion by the age of 45, this is a question many women understandably are afraid to ask. However, it's one that they deserve to know the answer to. After all, 1 in every 8 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and rates continue to soar in countries worldwide. More women than ever need to know: what can I do to prevent breast cancer? For a woman, few events are more life-changing, physically, emotionally and spiritually, than pregnancy and childbirth. So many researchers have looked for answers about breast cancer by examining the delicate changes in a woman's body through pregnancy. Although a wealth of studies have explored cancer risk factors having to do with pregnancy, including pregnancy termination, media handling of the results has been shoddy or confused at best. But today, the scientific evidence is clearer than...

Breast and cervical cancer rates rising globally Breast and cervical malignancy could surpass maternal mortality as a reason for death in younger ladies in the developing world. Around 2 million women are developing breast or cervical cancer every year, according to the first global review, which warns that the sicknesses could overwhelm maternal mortality as a reason for death in more youthful ladies. Much of the increase in cancer rates are in low-income countries. The thing is about to worry is that the breast cancer is rising in younger women of reproductive age, between 15 and 49. As high-salary nations appreciate the advantage of early disease screenings, sedate treatments, and antibodies, the weight of breast and cervical growth is moving to low-wage nations in Africa and Asia. Inside those nations, more ladies are treating breast and cervical growth amid their regenerative years, including more weight families and social orders officially experiencing high ...

Breast cancer vaccine on its way? Not quite yet… Today’s front page of The Mirror tells the story of a ‘breast cancer vaccine’ that could be used to treat triple negative breast cancer and save thousands of lives. The idea is an exciting one, but in reality, the research behind the story is still a long way from benefiting patients. Read on to find out more about the work and what Breast Cancer Now is doing in this area. Tackling triple negative To determine what type of breast cancer a person has, doctors test for three ‘markers’: Oestrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and multiple copies of the gene HER2. Triple-negative breast cancer , as the name suggests, lacks these three markers, and makes up about 15% of all new breast cancer cases, roughly 7,500 women every year. Unfortunately, unlike other types of breast cancer, there are no targeted treatments available for triple negative breast cancer. This means to treat triple-negative tumours, which can ...