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Tag Archives: pap
Will pap smears be a test of the past?
Researchers are considering screening average-risk asymptomatic women for cervical cancer with only HPV testing. We now know that HPV, human papillomavirus is the virus that causes cells on the cervix to change from normal cells to cancer. We used to … Continue reading
Posted in Sexually Transmitted Infections, Women's Health
Tagged cancer, cervical cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, family physician, health, HPV, HPV testing, pap, pap smear, screen cervical cancer, screen for cervical cancer, vaccination
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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
Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized
Tagged breast cancer, cancer, cervical cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, family physician, famiy medicine, HPV vaccine, mammogram, pap, Reno, Reno family physician, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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Wow! Stop the presses. Pap scheduling change.
Wow! Stop the presses. Pap scheduling change. I know…every woman loves to go in to her doctor for a pap. (Just kidding.) Years ago we performed paps every year on every woman and that’s how the “annual visit” became synonymous … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, pap test, Uncategorized, Women's Health
Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, HPV, Nevada, pap, Reno, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, USPSTF, well woman exam
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When (and which) can we stop doing screening tests?
I am often asked ” Do I still need. . . . mammograms? pap smears? prostate screening?” These are good questions. this depends on the patient’s current quality of life and life expectancy. Female cancers that are routinely screened for … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults
Tagged Andover, cholesterol, colonoscopy, family physician, family practice, mammogram, osteoporosis, pap, screening tests, wichita
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Women’s health maintenance schedule
Health maintenance in women Premenopausal women: Preconception counseling. Take a daily vitamin. Folic acid 400 to 800 mcg a day–to help with spinal cord development in developing fetus. Contraception counseling, as desired. Screening for sexually transmitted infections, as needed. HIV … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Women's Health
Tagged Andover, DEXA, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, FRAX, kansas, pap, preventive health, wichita, womens health
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Well-woman visits, starting later.
Well-woman visits. A rite of passage. The pap test. This test has been rethought as the reason for it is to decrease the risk of cervical cancer and researchers have found that we can wait. Yes, wait! The annual visit, women should … Continue reading
Posted in pap test, Uncategorized, Women's Health
Tagged Andover, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, pap, well woman exam, 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
Posted in pap test, Uncategorized, Women's Health
Tagged Andover, cervical cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, pap, wichita
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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
Posted in pap test, Pediatrics, Uncategorized, Vaccines, Women's Health
Tagged Andover, cervical cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, gardasil, kansas, pap, wichita
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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
Posted in pap test, Uncategorized, Women's Health
Tagged cancer screening, cervical cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, pap, pap test, wichita
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