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Tag Archives: cervical cancer
Do you really need that pap? See the updated cervical cancer screening guidelines.
Updated cervical cancer screening guidelines. Do you really need that pap? Why test for cervical cancer? 4000 patients still die annually from cervical cancer. This is dramatically decreased compared to the 1950s, but racial and socioeconomic disparities continue to contribute … Continue reading
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HPV vaccine is REALLY effective!!!
HPV vaccine is REALLY effective!!! The human papillomavirus vaccine is really effective, especially when given before age 17. There was a Swedish study of MORE than 1.6 million patients. The patients who received the vaccine before 17 were most helped. … Continue reading
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HPV
I took notes at the Nevada Family Medicine meeting when expert Dr. Trudy Larson spoke about HPV. Here are the take-home points… Who gets HPV? 80 % of adults have a strain of HPV. “HPV happens.” There are 40 subtypes … Continue reading
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NEW Cancer Screening Recommendations
NEW Cancer Screening Recommendations. To help diagnose breast cancer, the American Cancer Society suggests mammography starting at 45 years of age with annual screening until 54 years of age and then every other year after 54. To prevent cervical … Continue reading
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HPV vaccination is fighting cervical cancer and winning!
HPV vaccination is fighting cervical cancer and winning! HPV vaccination has been shown to decrease cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 1 (CIN1) by 9%. CIN1 is a precursor to frank, invasive cervical cancer. So, this vaccine shows great success! In fact, in … Continue reading
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Three HPV vaccine types to choose from…
There are three HPV vaccines. The vaccines cover a different number of HPV subtypes: One of them covers for two , one with four and the newest one that covers NINE subtypes. The 9 subtype vaccine offers a small advantage over the quadrivalent (4) vaccine. The added … Continue reading
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Half of cervical pre-cancers are caused by two subtypes of HPV!
HPV subtype 16 was the most commonly detected HPV type among all “high grade” (read this: ominous) cervical lesions. Half of the high-grade cervical lesions had HPV 16 or 18 involved. Then, another 25% of high grade cervical lesions are … Continue reading
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Tagged Andover, Cervarix, cervical cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Family Medicine, family physician, gardasil, HPV, kansas, wichita
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Ladies. . . Next screening guideline: cervical cancer.
The American Cancer Society cervical cancer screening guidelines for this are dependent on many factors: age, risk factors, choice of screening test and screening history. Let’s break it down by age. 21. Women at average risk should begin screening at … Continue reading
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Cervical cancer. How to make this an extinct problem.
Many cancers are difficult to prevent, detect or cure… none of these are true of cervical cancer. Women need to have regular medical testing and vaccination (if age-appropriate). What is cervical cancer? The cervix is the lower part of the … Continue reading
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How often do YOU need a pap?
The Pap smear used to be done every year. . . guidelines have changed. Read on. . . We perform paps on women to screen for abnormal cells on the cervix. Cervical cancer is a disease of sexually active women, related to … Continue reading
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