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HPV vaccines may reduce a wide range of genital diseases

High-coverage human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations among adolescents and young women may result in a rapid reduction of genital warts, cervical cell abnormalities, and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Cost-effectiveness research needs to be considered in developing new medical technology

Cost-effectiveness analysis should play a bigger role in the American health care system, argued a University of Chicago researcher Friday at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

HPV test beats Pap for cervical cancer screening

Two big studies suggest possible new ways to screen healthy people for cervical or prostate cancers, but a third disappointed those hoping for a way to detect early signs of deadly ovarian tumors.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hmong-American Women Far Less Likely to Get Pap Test

The Asian-American community of Hmong women in California carries a stunning burden of cervical cancer and resulting mortality four times as high as non-Hispanic white women in California do.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 05, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0