PHYSORG.com December 2nd, 2010 Indiana will join a multi-state program focused on cervical cancer prevention thanks to an unrestricted gift from GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals to the Indiana University School of Medicine, in partnership with the Kristen Forbes EVE Foundation. Cervical Cancer-Free America (CCFA) is an initiative designed to raise awareness, increase screenings for cervical cancer and […]
HPV test is next step for women
Mirror United Kingdom By Miriam Stoppard 22/11/2010 We’ve made great inroads in the fight against cervical cancer. Before the cervical screening programme was introduced in 1988, the death rate from the disease had tripled over 20 years. Now regular smear tests save an estimated 5,000 lives a year, according to the charity Cancer Research UK. […]
Performance of high-risk human papillomavirus DNA testing as a primary screen for cervical cancer: a pooled analysis of individual patient data from 17 population-based studies from China
The Lancet Oncology, Early Online Publication, 12 November 2010 doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(10)70256-4 Fang-Hui Zhao MD a *, Margaret Jane Lin BS b *, Feng Chen BSc a, Shang-Ying Hu MD a, Rong Zhang MD a, Jerome L Belinson MD c, Prof John W Sellors MD d, Silvia Franceschi MD e, Prof You-Lin Qiao PhD a , Philip […]
GlaxoSmithKline Influences Experts To Boost HPV Vaccine Sales
Vaccine Truth by Christina England November 15, 2010 A few days ago, the Daily Express ran an article which stated that cancer expert Professor Peter Sasieni recommended phasing out smear tests in favour of HPV testing. The opening statement in Victoria Fletcher’s article ‘New Cancer Check To Phase Out Smear Tests’ (http://www.express.co.uk/posts/…)read : “SMEAR tests […]
NEW CANCER CHECK ‘TO PHASE OUT SMEAR TESTS
Express.co.uk Wednesday November 10,2010 By Victoria Fletcher, Health Editor SMEAR tests for cervical cancer should be phased out for all women, a top expert said. Instead a less frequent test should be used to look for signs of the HPV virus that triggers the illness. And at the same time a vaccination programme could mean […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- …
- 8
- Next Page »
