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HPV Test better at Detecting Cervical Cancer than the Pap Smear
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 21, 2014 03:54 PM EDTA new study reported that the HPV test was better at assessing women's risk of cervical cancer.
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HPV Vaccines do not Increase Risk of Blood Clots, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 08, 2014 04:05 PM EDTA new study found that the quadrivalent HPV vaccination does not increase women's risk of blood clots.
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Two Women Cured of Cervical Cancer using Immune Therapy
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 02, 2014 12:32 PM EDTAccording to doctors, two women were cured of their cervical cancer with the help of an immune-based treatment.
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69 percent of Americans have HPV, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | May 20, 2014 10:47 AM EDTA new report found that 69 percent of healthy American adults have HPV.
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U.S. Cervical Cancer Rates are Underestimated, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | May 12, 2014 10:03 AM EDTA new study reported that U.S. cervical cancer rates have been underestimated in previous studies.
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FDA Approves DNA Test for Cervical Cancer Screening
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 25, 2014 09:58 AM EDTThe FDA has approved the DNA test as a first line alternative to the Pap smear for cervical cancer screening.
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FDA Panel Reports HPV Test could Replace the Pap Smear
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 13, 2014 01:55 PM EDTThe FDA panel of experts has recommended the HPV test as the first step in screening patients for cervical cancer.
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WHO Warns Of a Cancer ‘Tidal Wave’
By Kamal Nayan | Feb 04, 2014 09:44 AM ESTEntire population is facing a "tidal wave" of cancer, therefore restrictions on alcohol and sugar needs to be taken care of, said World Health Organization scientists.
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US Citizenship Increases Mammogram Rates
By Christine Hsu | Nov 05, 2013 10:11 AM ESTHaving an American citizenship increases a woman's chances of having a mammogram, according to a new study. Researchers said this is particularly true for non-U.S. natives.
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One Dose of HPV Vaccine All That May Be Needed For Cervical Cancer Prevention
By Michelle Gil | Nov 04, 2013 12:27 PM ESTA new study suggest that the HPV vaccine given to girls to protect against cervical cancer, may only need one dose instead of the recommended three doses in order to provide long-term protection.
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Cervical Cancer Vaccine Might be Less Effective for Black Women
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 29, 2013 03:01 PM EDTResearchers found that current HPV vaccines do not protect black women against the virus as effectively as they do for white women.
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Women Aged 50 and Up Live Longer, WHO Report Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 03, 2013 10:41 AM EDTA new WHO report found that women aged 50 and up are living longer today than they did decades ago.
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Report Finds HPV Vaccinations Have Slowed in 2012
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 26, 2013 03:41 PM EDTResearchers found that in 2012, the percentage of girls getting the HPV vaccine remained stagnant.
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HPV Tied to One-Third of Throat Cancer Cases, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 22, 2013 11:02 AM EDTResearchers from the University of Oxford found that one-third of throat cancer cases could be tied to HPV, a sexually transmitted infection.
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Single Males and Smokers At a Higher Risk of HPV-Related Oral Infections
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 03, 2013 12:49 PM EDTResearchers found that single males and smokers are at a higher risk of developed HPV-related oral infections and cancers.
