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Roche's Avastin extends life in advanced cervical cancer

Roche Holding AG's drug Avastin helped prolong the lives of women with advanced cervical cancer when added to chemotherapy in a late-stage clinical trial, likely paving the way to another major use for the multibillion-dollar medicine.

New guidelines may miss cancer in women

New guidelines that recommend less stringent cervical cancer testing may result in a higher incidence of a particularly aggressive type of cervical cancer in young women, a new study suggests.

Pap test may spot ovarian cancers

With no routine screening test currently available for uterine or ovarian cancer - the latter of which is extremely lethal - scientists have found promise in a new method that can detect both types using cervical fluid obtained during routine Pap tests.

HPV tied to throat cancers

Human papillomavirus, usually thought of in connection with cervical cancer, is also tied to a five times greater risk of cancer of the larynx, a new report suggests.

HPV test can help cancer patients

Testing for HPV, the human papillomavirus linked to cervical cancer, can predict which women will stay cancer-free for a decade or more.

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