International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Women suffering from cancer have the capacity to pass their illness onto their unborn child, a new study has shown.

A vaccination targeting HPV-16 and HPV-18 could eliminate 75 per cent of all cervical cancers in India, it has been reported.

People who are worried they may be developing a cancer must act quickly to contact a doctor, it has been suggested.

Scientists claim to have identified a gene linked to over 50 per cent of all breast cancers, it has been reported.

Women who have been through the menopause may be able to minimise their risk of suffering from breast cancer by engaging in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, it has been reported.

Cervical cancer could be eliminated within the next 50 years if countries implement national screening programmes, it has been claimed.

More women are removing their healthy breast after having cancer diagnosed in the other, even though there is a lack of evidence that this can improve survival rates, it is claimed.

Women undergoing chemotherapy for cancer could see their fertility saved with the help of a new leukaemia drug, it has been reported.

The presence of a specific gene variant may increase the risk of particular individuals developing cancer, it has been reported.

Gynaecological cancers are set to kill more women in developing countries over the coming years, according to experts.