News tagged with cervical screening
Screening for cervical cancer low for immigrant women
Immigrant women in Ontario are not screened for cervical cancer as often as native-born Canadians, with the lowest rates being among older, poorer South Asians, new research shows.
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Many cancers detected late in US: study
Almost half of cervical and colorectal cancers in the United States are diagnosed in the late stages of the disease when treatment is unlikely to help, a US government survey said Wednesday.
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Cervical screenings could be cut to twice in a lifetime with HPV vaccine
Women who have had the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could need only two HPV screening tests for the rest of their lives according to new research being presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Liverpool ...
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Cancer screening simplified
Current cervical cancer screening is time consuming and expensive, but now new breakthrough technology developed by European researchers should allow large-range screening by non-medical personnel with almost ...
Oct 11, 2010 |
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HPV screen-and treat-intervention effective in cervical cancer prevention
Women in South Africa who underwent human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA-based testing or visual inspection of the cervix followed by treatment of test-positive women with cryotherapy had a statistically significant reduction in ...
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Study shows Hodgkin lymphoma survivors lack post-treatment screening for other cancers
A population-based study of 2,071 Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors over 15 years has discovered that while many survivors had multiple X-rays and CT scans years after treatment was finished, they often did not receive recommended ...
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Removal of financial incentives for clinical quality linked to poorer performance
The removal of financial incentives attached to measures of clinical quality is associated with slight drops in performance levels, according to research published in the British Medical Journal today.
May 11, 2010 |
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Cervical cancer screening method should be changed, research suggests
Cervical cancer screening intervals could be extended to five years for women aged 30 and over if the primary screening method was human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, say scientists at Queen Mary, University of London.
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Age-specific evaluation of HPV DNA testing vs. cytology screening
Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing with cytology triage is more sensitive than conventional cytology screening for detecting cervical lesions, according to a new study published online November 9 in the Journal of th ...
Nov 10, 2009 |
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One disease, not one demographic
The Asian continent has nearly four billion people living in 47 different countries, and each of these groups has their own unique set of health issues. But when they come to the United States, they're often lumped into one ...
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Less than 50 percent of women with abnormal paps receive follow-up care: study
Less than half of Ontario women with abnormal Pap tests receive recommended and potentially life-saving follow-up care, according to a new women's health study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for ...
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Cancer screening fear is fueled by lack of information
Fear plays a major role in whether women decide to go for cancer screening or not, but healthcare providers underestimate how much women need to know and wrongly assume that they will ask for information if they want it.
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Should cervical screening stop at age 50?
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.
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Human papillomavirus genotype distribution in New Mexico cervical cancers
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 ...
Mar 24, 2009 |
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HPV testing followed by cytology and repeat HPV testing may improve cervical cancer screening
The use of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing as an initial screening step followed by triage with a standard Pap test (cytology) and repeat HPV DNA testing may increase the accuracy of cervical cancer screening, according ...
Jan 13, 2009 |
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