STAT3 and cervical carcinoma: Considering the regulatory role of Tyr(705) phosphorylation in dimerization, nuclear translocation and DNA-binding of STAT3 that initiate downstream signaling, we attempted inhibition of constitutively active STAT3 signaling in cervical cancer cells by blocking STAT3 Tyr(705) phosphorylation using two different inhibitors, curcumin, or Stattic.