Lillian underwent a hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus, with the hope of cutting out all the cancer cells from the body.

The cervix is the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Cervical cancer starts when the cells in the cervix begin to grow abnormally. These changes in the cells often take years to ...

with one cervical cancer patient declared clinically cured. By repurposing a mechanism that is notorious for organ transplant rejection, this “tumour-to-pork” strategy has opened a new ...