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Human papillomavirus genotype distribution in New Mexico cervical cancers

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

DNA from human papilloma virus type 16 (HPV16) and HPV type 18 (HPV18) were found in the majority of invasive cervical cancers in New Mexico in the 1980s and 1990s, according to a population-based study published in the March ...





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Study firms up promise of potential new cervical cancer screening tool

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created May 21, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research into the causes of cervical cancer appears to lend weight to the promise of a potential early detection method that could help prevent the disease.


Precancer? Earliest cancer? Milk-duct cells vexing

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created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Some doctors tell patients they have "stage zero" breast cancer. Others call it a precancer.


New MRI technique may identify cervical cancer early

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created Oct 21, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a special vaginal coil, a technique to measure the movement of water within tissue, researchers may be able to identify cervical cancer in its early stages, according ...


The Medical Minute: Cervical cancer awareness

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Science has sought the “cause” of cancer for decades, and in the case of cervical cancer, the cause has been found. The cervix is the opening to the womb that is situated at the upper end of the vagina. Until ...


Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.


Worldwide distribution of cervical cancer virus is consistent with vaccine targets

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created Aug 01, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The variety of human papilloma viruses that cause invasive cervical cancer cases worldwide are largely consistent across continents, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


Scientists identify common HPV genotypes in northern India, encourage vaccination

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created Oct 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Although a wide spectrum of human papillomavirus is seen across the population of India, HPV-16 and HPV-18 are the most common types and a vaccination targeting these types could eliminate 75 percent of the cervical cancers ...


Should cervical screening stop at age 50?

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created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It is not consistent to stop screening women after age 50 because the risk of cervical cancer - even after several negative smear results - is similar to that at younger ages, concludes a study published on bmj.com today.


Women with previous abnormal cervical cells at higher risk for recurrence and invasive cancer

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created May 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research from the UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research has found that women who have been treated for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (abnormal cervical cell growth), are at higher risk for a recurrence ...


WHO approves cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix

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created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The World Health Organization has approved a second cervical cancer vaccine, this one made by GlaxoSmithKline, meaning U.N. agencies and partners can now officially buy millions of doses of the vaccine for poor countries ...



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