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Ghosts of Cancer Past-- Kudos to Kaiser South Sacramento Medical Facility

24 Dec 2009 06:17:49 PST

My head was spinning as the tests showed a possible polyp in my uterus. What was thought to be early menopause I learned could be cervical cancer. ...

Original story at The Sacramento Press .

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Cancer program can fund testing

24 Dec 2009 02:07:13 PST

The Cancer Services Program oversees a statewide program that provides breast and cervical cancer screening for uninsured women 40 and older, and colorectal ... and more »

Original story at Albany Times Union .

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Carolyn Hax: If you're sexually active, HPV risk is high

23 Dec 2009 19:47:38 PST

Oh, and if you're female, keep up with your regular gynecological exams, to watch for cervical cancer. But, then, every woman should anyway. ... and more »

Original story at Washington Post .

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Death is mostly eat

22 Dec 2009 17:13:33 PST

and cancer of the breast are called breast cancers and one cancer of the womb is called cervical cancer. Some cancers grow so wild that the pathologist ...

Original story at Solomon Star .

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Early Detection Is Key To Prevent Women's Cancer

22 Dec 2009 11:44:20 PST

NAPSI)-Recent Pap test recommendations and new vaccine approvals have brought cervical cancer screening into the spotlight and may have some women confused ... Early sex cervical cancer linkNHS Choices Cervical cancer link to early sexBBC News

Original story at napsnet.com .

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New mammogram guidelines send patients to doctors for explanations

20 Dec 2009 18:49:51 PST

Four days after the task force's announcement, ACOG released new cervical cancer screening guidelines, which recommend that women start getting Pap smears ... and more »

Original story at American Medical News .

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Cervical cancer news and blogs - February 27, 2010

27 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Cervical cancer news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Baby I feared I'd never have -- from Derby Evening Telegraph
• Health Care Bill Recipe For Disaster - Daily News -- from Galveston County
• Education, Year in Review -- from Washington Informer
• What's Behind CBS's 'Smear' Campaign? -- from CNBC
• Drug TherapiesDrug news and recent developments - Curetoday.com -- from press release
• Following screening guidelines can prevent cervical cancer -- from bolohealth.com
• There's an aphorism in advertising: Testimonials sell. Indeed, as Brock ... - ScienceBlogs -- from blog
• Perry's health care focus is on wellness, lawsuit limits -- from Dallas Morning News
• Former CDC head lands vaccine job at Merck -- from Reuters
• Cancer prevalence rate on the rise -- from Korea Herald

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Health News - The Decade's Top 10 Stories

18 Dec 2009 08:15:50 PST

HPV vaccine for cervical cancer - Much dispute on giving young women the vaccination, but for those sexually active it is effective on helping to prevent ... and more »

Original story at Associated Content .

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Opinion: Screening guidelines focus on percentages, not people

17 Dec 2009 16:03:22 PST

These women are not automatically funded under the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, even though they meet the income guidelines. ... Nava and California Breast Cancer Survivors Urge State Leaders to Spare Cuts ...California Newswire

Original story at South Bend Tribune .

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We Still Don't Know Enough About the HPV Vaccine

11 Dec 2009 00:27:06 PST

Even with the vaccine, regular screening for cervical cancer through Pap tests is recommended, as all women are not fully protected from getting cervical ... TGA advises on HPV vaccine GardasilMedical Devices+Equipment all 2 news articles »

Original story at Women's eNews .

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California Breast Cancer Survivors and Advocates Call on State to Nix ... - PR Newswire

10 Dec 2009 11:40:17 PST

InTheNews.co.uk California Breast Cancer Survivors and Advocates Call on State to Nix ... PR Newswire (press release) the state Department of Public Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. ...

Original story at prnewswire.com .

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Biocon and HCG Group of Hospitals Ltd. Join Hands to Fight against Cervical Cancer - Business Wire India

10 Dec 2009 02:27:30 PST

Biocon and HCG Group of Hospitals Ltd. Join Hands to Fight against Cervical Cancer Business Wire India (press release) To an estimated annual global incidence of 500000 cervical cancers, India contributes 100000, ie. 1/5 of the world burden. Cervical cancer is responsible ...

Original story at businesswireindia.com .

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Routine cancer screenings draw increasing scrutiny from experts

22 Nov 2009 00:09:44 PST

Pap smears have slashed deaths from cervical cancer by more than 70 percent since they were introduced in the 1940s. But finding cancers that respond to ... and more »

Original story at The Spokesman Review .

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Perry says HPV vaccine an "issue of life."

16 Nov 2009 16:45:41 PST

Rick Perry on Monday defended efforts he once made to have girls vaccinated against the HPV virus that can lead to cervical cancer. "I've always though HPV ... CDC changes its mind: Immigrants don't need HPV vaccine to enter USThe Phoenix

Original story at Dallas Morning .

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Womens' cancer screening motivated by fear

15 Jun 2009 19:51:01 PDT

The review highlighted women's misconceptions about breast and cervical cancer. For example, some women felt they did not need breast or cervical screening after a certain age and some believed they could not develop cervical cancer if they weren't in ...

Original story at United Press International .

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Week in Review

05 Jun 2009 04:56:28 PDT

NY colleagues at the National Institute of Cancer in Bogotá found that the vaccine developed for the human papilloma virus is effective in protecting women age 24 to 45 from six strains of HPV, a virus that, among other things, causes cervical cancer. ...

Original story at Seed Magazine . Related stories include: Cervical Cancer Vaccine Not Just for Teens - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Sexually Transmitted HPV Linked to Certain Head & Neck Cancers - PR Newswire

22 May 2009 12:27:22 PDT

HPV 16 and HPV 18 were previously identified as the cause of most cases of cervical cancer in the US HPV has also been implicated in the development of some cancers of the vulva, vagina, anus, penis, and perineum (the area between the genitals and ...

Original story at prnewswire.com .

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Cervical Cancer Risk Persists After Age 50 Older women with ...

24 Apr 2009 18:04:05 PDT

Our conclusion lends support to the current cervical cancer screening guidelines in England and other developed countries, which do not discriminate women by age up to 60 to 65," the authors write. "Whether individual tailoring of recommendations for ...

Original story at Modern Medicine .

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Women's Health Advocates To Moms: We Can Beat Cervical Cancer! - PR Newswire

14 Apr 2009 07:05:17 PDT

Women age 30 or older: Get the Pap test and the HPV test together as part of routine cervical cancer screening. The HPV test detects the virus that causes cervical cancer, identifying those women at increased risk who will need to be monitored more ...

Original story at sev.prnewswire.com .

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How To: Q&A The Pap Test

03 Feb 2009 14:37:34 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (mdandersonorg)
The Pap test is a screening exam used to spot abnormal cells in and around the cervix. The purpose of the test is to find cervical cancer as early as possble when it is easiest to treat. Learn how to prepare for your next Pap test. Keywords: Pap test screening cervical cancer

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How To: Surgical Tutorial on da Vinci(R) Anterior Pelvic Exenteration

13 Jan 2009 13:36:12 PST

- Jan 13, 2009 Anterior exenteration can be done for invasive cervical cancer, as in this case, or for invasive bladder cancer. Anterior exenteration is typically ...

Original story at CNNMoney.com .

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How To: Surgical Tutorial on da Vinci® Anterior Pelvic Exenteration

23 Dec 2008 06:42:22 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (ORLivedotcom)
Dr. Thomas Randall from Pennsylvania Hospital will present a rare Anterior Pelvic Exenteration procedure using the da Vinci S Surgical System. To view this full program: http://www.or-live.com/daVinci/2271/index.cfm?cmpid=youtube2271

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State rescues breast cancer tests

24 Oct 2008 02:00:00 PDT

Last year, more than 80,500 patients received cancer screening through the Healthy Living Partnerships, which detected 424 breast cancers, 2,855 cervical cancers or pre-cancers, and 258 colon cancers. The program pays for treatment under Medicaid if a patient is diagnosed with canc...

Original story at Albany Times Union .

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Podcast: New push for HPV vaccination, education

31 Jul 2007 22:12:00 PDT

Lawmakers renew their push to educate women about cervical cancer, this time without a mandatory vaccination requirement. Women need to know that getting vaccinated, having regular pap smears and receiving treatment early can get them almost a 100% chance of never having cervical can...

Original story at Wisconsin Radio Network .

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Podcast: Cervical Cancer Vaccine Available, Should Be Required in California

07 Apr 2007 07:00:34 PDT

When it comes to cervical cancer, that’s not imagination it’s already a reality. The human papillomavirus -- or HPV -- affects 45% of women aged 20 to 24 and causes virtually all cases of cervical cancer. Worldwide, 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed in 2005 and 260,000 wom...

Original story at California Progress Report .

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Podcast: Vaccination to prevent cervical cancer launched in Czech Republic

07 Dec 2006 05:11:30 PST

Fifteen-year old Anna Jicinska, a high school student from the city of Brno, was the first girl in the Czech Republic to be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus - the primary cause of cervical cancer which kills around 500 women every year in this country.

Original story at Radio Prague .

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