Like most diseases, Black women, in particular, are disproportionately affected by fibroids — defined as "common growths of the uterus" — and cervical cancer. Jessica Pettway has died from cervical ...

A YouTuber's death from cervical cancer raises concern about misdiagnoses regarding women's health. (Jessica Pettway/YouTube) Popular YouTuber Jessica Pettway died from cervical cancer last week.

Up to 80 percent of all women will have a fibroid by the time they are in their fifties: a non-cancerous tumor in the muscle of the uterus. A small percentage of fibroids develop in the cervix, often ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. (KFSN) -- Up to 80-percent of all women will have a fibroid by the time they are in their fifties: a non-cancerous tumor in the muscle of the uterus. A small percentage of fibroids ...

Jessica Pettway shared last year that she was misdiagnosed with a fibroid. A fashion and beauty influencer has died at the age of 36, less than a year after publicly sharing her battle with cervical ...

s a nurse who has worked for 18 years at a hospital’s obstetrics and gynaecology (ob-gyn) unit, Nurunneesa (not her real name) should have been well aware of issues related to reproductive health.

Regular Pap tests and the HPV vaccine have helped lower rates of the disease, yet more than 12,000 women are expected to be diagnosed with it in the U.S. this year. If you notice any of these cervical ...