Zejula Approved for Certain Female Cancers
Drug may help fight tumors affecting the ovaries, fallopian tubes or abdominal wall (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - March 29, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Screening, HPV Vaccine Can Prevent Cervical Cancer: FDA
Agency recommends getting inoculated between 9 and 26 years old (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - February 7, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

HPV Vaccine Doesn't Eliminate Need for Pap Test
Women who've been immunized still need the screen every 3 to 5 years, cancer specialists say (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - January 25, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

U.S. Deaths From Cervical Cancer May Be Underestimated
Rates rose when latest study excluded women who'd already undergone hysterectomy (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - January 24, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Know the Risks, Warning Signs of Ovarian Cancer
Older age, family history raise the odds for this potentially deadly disease (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - January 19, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Ovarian Cancer Drug Given Fast-Track Approval
Rubraca's use is specific to women with a mutation of the BRCA gene, FDA said (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - December 20, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Routine School Vaccine Requirements Raise HPV Shot Rates, Too
There may be a 'spillover' effect when kids get other mandated immunizations, study finds (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - November 9, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Does Baby Powder Cause Ovarian Cancer?
Leading cancer and women's health groups say probably not (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - November 4, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

A Doctor's Words Key to Whether Child Gets HPV Vaccine
Parents most receptive to messages about the shot's effectiveness, safety and the cancers it prevents, study finds (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - September 30, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Know Your Risk for Ovarian Cancer -- and the Symptoms
Because early signs are often easy to ignore, 140,000 women worldwide die of the disease every year (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - September 10, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

FDA Warns Ovarian Cancer Tests Not Reliable
May delay preventive therapies for high-risk women, spur unnecessary procedures in some without cancer (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - September 10, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Are Birth Control Pills Tied to Decline in Ovarian Cancer Deaths?
Rates down 16 percent in U.S., 8 percent in Canada, and 10 percent in Europe over a decade: study (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - September 7, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Excess Weight Tied to Higher Risk for Many Cancers, Experts Say
International committee finds thinner folks less likely to develop variety of malignancies (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - August 25, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

1st HPV Test for Use With Preservative Fluid
Human papillomavirus responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancers (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - July 8, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

HPV-Linked Cancers Still Climbing in U.S.
Majority of 39,000 annual cases are preventable, CDC says (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - July 8, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news