Cervical Cancer:
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2010 Jan 19 - 14:42Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is known to be more sensitive than cytology for detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). HPV testing not as specific as cytology and can result in more false positives than conventional Pap smears.
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2010 Jan 1 - 13:31More than 11,000 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed in 2009, a disease that is most often caused by a common virus, the human papillomavirus (HPV). To help raise awareness of this cancer, the US Congress has designated January as Cervical Health Awareness Month.
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2009 Nov 20 - 09:25Women are being told they can wait until they are 21 before they have their first Pap test for cervical cancer, even if they have been sexually active for several years before that time, according to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists (ACOG). These new guidelines make changes to recommendations that the ACOG issued only seven months ago.
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2009 Nov 10 - 15:31Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice using fulvestrant and raloxifene.
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2009 Oct 18 - 20:01The FDA has approved GlaxoSmithKline's bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, called Cervarix. The new vaccine will be used to prevent HPV types 16 and 18 in girls and young women ages 10 to 25. These two HPV strains account for about 70% of cervical cancers. The vaccine will be available this year, according to GSK.
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2009 Sep 21 - 14:52The Health Minister has praised the high uptake of the cervical cancer vaccine in Northern Ireland.
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2009 Aug 19 - 00:05In the recent past, the HPV vaccine gardasil has been blamed for severe side effects. However, a new study has shown that the vaccine is safe. As with any other type of medical treatment, there can be side effects, and gardasil is no different. There is still a small chance of fainting or developing blood clots after the shot.
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2009 Jun 16 - 16:41According to a survey released by the National Women's Health Resource Center, many Seattle women lack an understanding about cervical cancer and are not accessing the tools to prevent it.
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2009 Jun 5 - 17:01Many Chicago women lack an understanding about cervical cancer and are not accessing the tools to prevent it.
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2009 Jun 3 - 15:13The Utah Department of Health is ‘going viral’ to do battle against the human papillomavirus (HPV). UCCP has launched the Cervical Cancer Prevention Contest to get young men and women talking about how to prevent the disease that is most often caused by the sexually-transmitted HPV infection.