Background Breast cancer incidence in women increases with age, while survival rates decrease. Studies interpret this result as meaning higher comorbidity, diagnosis at later stages of the disease, ...

In a study of more than 9,700 women aged 65 and up, those who drank tea had slightly higher hip bone mineral density than ...

When did a routine Pap smear become not so routine? Research shows that cervical cancer (which is first detected via a Pap smear) has a higher prevalence in women between the ages of 70 and 79, ...

Women 65 and older face significantly higher rates of cervical cancer-causing HPV infections than younger women, despite current medical guidelines that typically discontinue screening at 65. The ...

Adults aged 65 years and older are becoming the fastest-growing demographic, yet, the sexual health of older women is often understudied and untreated. A new study demonstrates their rate of sexual ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women aged at least 65 years have a similar rate of sexual dysfunction as those aged 50 to 64 years. Health care ...

Women aged 65 and above are still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), suggest the findings of a large observational study published in the open access journal ...

SEATTLE — Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) was associated with a significantly increased risk for all-cause mortality in women, results of a large observational study showed. After adjustment for ...

Women with a history of cervical cancer have nearly double the risk of developing anal cancer compared to the general population. Anal cancer rates increase with age, particularly affecting women aged ...