Cervical Cancer

• Cervical cancer death risk drops near zero for young women after HPV shot

  If not immunized, it is estimated that 75 per cent of sexually active Canadians will have an HPV infection at some time in their lives.

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  Jun 18
  
• Canada is launching a new panel on preventative cancer screenings

  The committee replaces a task force that was suspended in March 2025 following controversy over its decision not to recommend breast cancer screening for women under age 50.

  Health

  Jun 10
  
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• Cervical cancer is ‘fastest-rising’ form in Canada as doctors urge action

  Cervical cancer has been reported as the 'fourth most diagnosed cancer and fourth leading cause of cancer death among females worldwide.'

  Health

  Feb 25
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• Ontario shifts from Pap to HPV test for cervical cancer screening, but no at-home kits yet

  Ontario will replace its main method of cervical cancer screening next week to a more accurate and less frequent test, but the dreaded speculum exam is not in the rear-view yet.

  Health

  Feb 25, 2025
• 1 dose of cancer-preventing HPV vaccine has same impact as 2: study

  Using one dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is as effective in preventing cervical cancer as two or three doses, new research suggests.

  Health

  Oct 9, 2024
• Health Canada urged to approve HPV self-testing for cervical cancer 

  The Canadian Cancer Society is calling on Health Canada to approve self-testing for cervical cancer amid a rise in cases among women in the country.

  Health

  Feb 15, 2024
• HPV vaccine can prevent cancer. So why isn’t it free for many Canadians?

  The human papillomavirus is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in Canada, with more than 75 per cent of sexually active adults estimated to develop it.

  Health

  Feb 1, 2024
• At-home HPV tests now available across Canada. What to know

  The self-testing kit by Switch Health can be bought online and is available across Canada except for the northern territories and Prince Edward Island.

  Health

  Sep 26, 2023
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• Can HPV self-tests improve cervical cancer screening? What doctors say

  The World Health Organization has said it’s the primary cause of cervical cancer, especially if an infection persists, though most do resolve on their own without symptoms.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2023
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• Jamaican migrant worker granted federal health care after being fired from N.S. farm

  A migrant worker who was diagnosed with cervical cancer shortly after arriving in Nova Scotia has been granted health insurance under a federal program.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2023