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January National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: How To Prevent This Deadly Disease In Women?
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 16, 2017 07:24 PM ESTSince it's National Cervical Cancer Awareness this month, women are advised on how to prevent this type of deadly cancer.
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New HPV Test May Replace Pap Smear To Detect Cervical Cancer
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 13, 2017 09:10 AM ESTA new DNA test may help detect cervical cancer and may replace pap smear testing.
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Mentally Ill Women are Less Likely to get Cancer Screenings
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 22, 2014 09:18 AM ESTWomen diagnosed with severe mental illness are less likely to get cancer screenings, a new study reported.
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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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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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Widening the Horizon of a Pap Test
By Staff Reporter | Jan 14, 2013 01:37 AM ESTWho thought a routine Pap smear can do anything apart from detecting a cervical cancer? However, the U.S researchers have found a possibility to diagnose ovarian and endometrial cancer, all using the Pap smear! The Papanicolaou test or commonly known as the Pap test has successfully been used on a regular basis to spot cervical cancer in women. In this method, cells from the cervix are tested for the possibility of them being cancerous.
