MADISON, N.J., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Many women are not screened for chlamydia and gonorrhea infection during their pregnancy, and follow-up testing

-Two-time Oscar Winner and Cancer Survivor Encourages Regular Screenings as Counter to Rising Incidence Rates of Oral Cancer- LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2012

New findings from a large Danish database of cancer patients suggest that, even though the human papilloma virus (HPV) can trigger throat cancer, patients who are HPV-positive and are light smokers, or don't smoke at all, have a good response to treatment using radiotherapy alone, without the addition of chemotherapy with its consequent toxic side-effects.

Delivering radiotherapy directly to cancer of the cervix using 3-D imaging techniques is effective at controlling the return and spread of the disease and, in most cases, avoids the need for hysterectomies.

New research shines some light on a potential point of weakness in the fight against cancer: One in six are caused by treatable or preventable infections.