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Much of the world's cervical cancer problem can be solved with existing or soon-to-be-available technology, sufficient will, and modest resources, say authors of a Seminar in The Lancet (see also Cervical Cancer).

Women who have more than two alcoholic drinks a day double their risk of endometrial cancer compared with those who drink less, a new study finds. Researchers examined a multiethnic group of 41,574 postmenopausal women, following them for an average of eight years and using questionnaires about diet and drinking habits. In that time, the team found 324 cases of endometrial cancer, the type that forms in the tissue that lines the uterus. According to the National Cancer Institute, the United States has 40,000 new cases of endometrial cancer a year and 7,400 deaths.

WASHINGTON -- More than 80 women and men gathered at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in the heart of Washington, D.C. to attend the First Annual Cervical Cancer/HPV Conference, conducted by the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC). During the two-day conference, controversial issues such as nationally mandating the cervical cancer vaccine for young women were tackled, as well as the discussion of debunking the stigma associated with HPV, a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI).

Ovarian cancer doesn't get the kind of attention breast cancer gets. It's not as common, and because survival rates are poor, it does not produce an army of survivors to raise awareness. It's traditionally known as the silent killer because it was thought to reveal no symptoms in its earliest, most curable stages (see also Cervical Cancer Screening). But ovarian cancer is silent no more. First, researchers recently reported a cluster of symptoms that can indicate ovarian cancer. And advocates both survivors and families are beginning to make noise and encourage awareness for this disease.

Every three minutes a man finds out he has prostate cancer -- the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men. In fact, more than 218,890 cases are expected in 2007, making prostate cancer among men more prevalent than breast cancer among women (see also Prostate Cancer). Yet men don't get checked. That is why the non-profit Prostate Cancer Education Council (PCEC) coordinates free or low-cost screenings for millions of men across the United States each year during Prostate Cancer Awareness Week.

Physicians who treat women with the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 often remove their patients ovaries to eliminate the source of estrogen they believe fuels cancer growth. Yet they also know that anti-estrogen therapies don't work to treat breast or ovarian cancer that might develop. That paradox has led scientists to question exactly how, or if, estrogen is involved in cancer development and whether removal of ovaries makes sense (see also Breast Cancer).