cervical cancer

Duke is committed to addressing barriers to early detection of cervical cancer, & mechanisms for screening worldwide through education, tech & cultural awareness.
 

New NCCN cervical cancer patient guidelines were released in December. Junzo Chino, MD, is on the guidelines panel.

In October, the DCI Office of Health Equity & the Mexican Consulate in Raleigh brought awareness to breast, uterine, and cervical cancer detection and prevention.

This OHE-hosted talk featured director of the Patierno/George/Freedman Lab Jennifer Freedman, PhD, and postdocs Tyler Allen, PhD, and Sean Piwarski, PhD.

The Mexican Consulate and DCI OHE collaborated on a community forum on breast and cervical cancer for Women's Month (marked in March in Mexico).

The DCI Office of Health Equity and community partner Nuestras Voces convened a virtual community forum on cervical cancer with Drs. Secord and Gonzalez.

In 2018, April Wilder was diagnosed with cervical cancer.  During her cancer journey, there were times when she was on the verge of giving up, but she credits the team at the Duke Cancer Institute for pushing her through the times when she couldn’t fight for herself. 

In an open letter, the NCCN, ACS, and major U.S. cancer centers, inc. DCI, urge public to resume cancer screening & treatment during pandemic.

Kevin Oeffinger, MD, is guest co-editor of a new book covering colorectal, lung, cervical, prostate, skin cancer, and ovarian cancer screening.

Radiation oncologist Junzo Chino, MD, served as vice chair of the task force releasing recommendations for radiation therapy in nonmetastatic cervical cancer.

After a routine exam in February 2018, Leigh Zagorski, 32, learned that her preliminary pap smear results indicated abnormal cells. What was next?