Oncology & Cancer
HPV test alone OK for cervical cancer screening over 30: expert panel
(HealthDay)—An influential U.S. panel of health experts is boosting support for the HPV test as a routine part of cervical cancer screening.
Sep 12, 2017
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News tagged with pap test
Oncology & Cancer
Age matters when it comes to screening for cervical cancer
Getting checked for cervical cancer isn't one-size-fits-all. Draft guidelines released Tuesday show age makes a difference.
Sep 12, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
HPV testing leads to earlier detection and treatment of cervical pre-cancer
Women who receive human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, in addition to a pap smear, receive a faster, more complete diagnosis of possible cervical precancer, according to a study of over 450,000 women by Queen Mary University ...
Jun 22, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Five myths about cervical screening that refuse to die
The online petition against changes to Australia's cervical cancer screening program has revealed more than 70,000 people (most of whom we could assume are women) are deeply concerned about what the upcoming changes mean.
Mar 10, 2017
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Lesbian women less likely than heterosexuals to get annual pap smears
Lesbian women are less likely than heterosexual and bisexual women to get timely pap smears, according to a new paper from sociologists at Rice University.
Feb 16, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Screening, HPV vaccine can prevent cervical cancer: FDA
(HealthDay)—Women can reduce their risk of cervical cancer through vaccination and screening, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
Feb 8, 2017
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Health
Stories are better than lectures at teaching us about health
Humans having been using stories or narratives to transmit crucial information for thousands of years. Despite that, Western medicine largely ignores the use of narrative and instead continues to rely on lists of dos and ...
Feb 6, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Five tips for preventing cervical cancer
Silent but deadly. These are words often used to describe cervical cancer—a slow-growing disease that rarely causes symptoms in its early stages.
Jan 13, 2017
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Medications
Approval of first HPV test for use with SurePath preservative fluid
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Roche's cobas HPV Test as the first diagnostic to be used with cervical cells obtained for a Pap test and collected in SurePath Preservative Fluid.
Jul 11, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Abnormal pap posthysterectomy for 30 percent of HIV+ women
(HealthDay)—About one-in-three HIV-infected women with no prehysterectomy history of abnormal Pap results have abnormal vaginal Pap results after hysterectomy, according to a study published in the July issue of Obstetrics ...
Jun 14, 2016
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