Health
4 ways to reduce risks of cervical cancer
HPV plays a role in causing most cervical cancer. Cervical cancer occurs in the cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina.
Jan 11, 2023
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News tagged with pap test
Oncology & Cancer
Female doctors twice as likely to screen low-risk women for cervical cancer with HPV test
For low-risk women, the likelihood that they get tested for the infection that causes cervical cancer (human papillomavirus or HPV) may depend on what clinic they visit, their doctor's status and whether their provider is ...
Nov 7, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
HPV testing in HIV-positive women may help reduce frequent cervical cancer screening
A new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that HIV-positive women may be able to use new methods that can help to safely reduce the frequency of screening in some women, ...
Jul 22, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
What's the best test for cervical cancer? Pap, HPV or both?
Should U.S. women be screened for cervical cancer with Pap tests, HPV tests or both? According to researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) while the merits of screening ...
Jun 9, 2014
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Failure to expand ACA Medicaid coverage widens disparities in breast and cervical cancer screenings
Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers recently conducted a study that found low-income and uninsured women in states that are not expanding their Affordable Care Act Medicaid coverage are less ...
May 12, 2015
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Depression and anxiety not linked to delayed resolution of abnormal mammograms, Pap tests
In what is believed to be the first study of its kind to examine the relationship between pre-existing depression (with and without anxiety) and the amount of time to diagnostically resolve an abnormal mammogram and/or Pap ...
Nov 22, 2011
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Limited value for pap tests in endometrial cancer recurrence
(HealthDay)—For women who have undergone a hysterectomy for endometrial cancer, abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) test results do not aid in diagnosing recurrent disease, according to a study published in the January issue of ...
Dec 28, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Annual pap test a 'thing of the past?'
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released new recommendations on screening for cervical cancer. These latest recommendations continue the trend of decreasing participant burden by lengthening ...
Aug 21, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Home tests can save more women from cervical cancer
In 2021, 345 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in Norway, and 79 women died from the disease.
Mar 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Lay health navigators key to cervical cancer prevention, study finds
In Appalachia, women die from cervical cancer at rates a fifth to a third higher than elsewhere in Virginia. According to new research just published by Emma Mitchell, a University of Virginia assistant professor of nursing, ...
Oct 24, 2019
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