Hindu Times By Aarti Dhar, Hindu Times February 8, 2011 Interim report falls short of fixing responsibility. The three-member committee, set up to probe the alleged irregularities in conducting studies using human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine by PATH in India, has identified several deficiencies in the planning and implementation of the project leading “to a crisis […]
Number of women getting Pap smears is dropping
Detroit Free Press 11:22 AM, Feb. 5, 2011 by Patricia Anstett The number of women getting annual Pap smears to find cervical cancer is dropping. In Michigan, 80% got the yearly test in 2008, down from 86.5% in 2004, according to the latest figures available from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. […]
The Second Leading Cause of Death in Young Women
The Huffington Post Mandy Moore Singer-songwriter, actress and PSI Ambassador Posted: February 1, 2011 09:12 AM Accidents are the number one cause of deaths for young women. Number two? Cancer deaths. And cervical cancer, in particular. In my role as an “ambassador” for the Stand Up To Cancer initiative, I’ve learned about the disease, and […]
Kenya: Early Tests Can Reduce Cervical Cancer Deaths
AllAfrica.com
Gatonye Gathura
30 December 2010
Nairobi — As the year ends tonight, almost 2,000 women will have died from cervical cancer in the last 12 months.
Cervical cancer, mainly caused by a sexually transmitted virus, attacks some 2,454 women annually but only about 700 survive.
While breast cancer leads in newly diagnosed cases annually, it has higher survival rates compared to cancer of the cervix, a year-end review reveals.
Management of Abnormal Pap-HPV Tests Not Guideline Based
Doctors Lounge Last Updated: November 23, 2010. Most primary care physicians, including obstetrician-gynecologists, do not follow guidelines Share | Comments: (0) Tell-a-Friend Related When faced with managing even the most common abnormal Pap smear and human papillomavirus testing results, most physicians, including obstetrician-gynecologists, do not adhere to current management guidelines, according to research published in […]
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