/medhealthsci/taxonomy/term/973/all en /medhealthsci/channels/news/new-study-shows-hpv-not-likely-transmittable-through-hand-294517 <p align="center"><strong>Researchers seek to answer longstanding debate</strong></p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:56:21 +0000 admin 322742 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/beyond-pap-smear-320398 <p style="text-align:center"><strong>苹果淫院 researchers identify new markers for early detection of cervical cancer</strong></p> <p style="text-align:center">聽</p> <p><em>By Ashley Rabinovitch</em></p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:56:21 +0000 admin 322806 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/mcgill-medical-students-and-residents-work-conquer-hpv-286559 <p style="text-align:center"><strong>C.A.T.C.H hopes to increase access to vaccinations among vulnerable populations</strong></p> <p>One of three inaugural projects supported by聽<a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/medenews/2017/11/16/mcgill-medical-students-launch-health-related-incubator/">CHASM</a>, the health-related incubator launched last year by a group of 苹果淫院 medical students, the Community Ambassadors to Conquer HPV, or C.A.T.C.H hope to contribute, as their name implies, to conquering HPV.</p> Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:15:24 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 321604 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/new-hpv-dna-test-study-finds-there-may-be-little-benefit-screening-women-aged-55-negative-test-291333 <ul><li><em>Regular cytology screening (pap or smear test) is still the most commonly used HPV screening method, and can prevent cancers up to age 75 years, although benefits decline with age</em></li> <li><em>For the newly introduced HPV DNA test, which offers a higher degree of accuracy, women aged 55 who have a negative test were predicted to be at low risk of cervical cancer聽</em></li></ul> Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:15:24 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 321669 at /medhealthsci