Cervical cancer

Article Date: 22 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST Women should have their first cervical cancer screening at age 21 and can be rescreened less frequently than previously recommended, according to newly revised evidence-based guidelines issued today by...

In this article: Human papillomavirus, American Cancer Society, US, Medical advice, Gynecologists, Hysterectomy, Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, and Cancer

...and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy New Guidelines For Testing For Cervical Cancer A copy was sent to your e-mail address Nov 20, 2009 11:15 pm US/Eastern New Guidelines...

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...by Pap smears don't necessarily lead to cancer, a fact that played a role in the new pullback on cervical cancer screening, but both cell changes and cervical cancer can be traced to human papillomavirus. As today's story noted: "Human...

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Dr. Jennifer Ashton reports on new cancer screening guidelines affecting women that would recommend less frequent pap smears to detect cervical cancer. Thoughts, comments, suggestions or criticisms about The Post's Live Q&As? Send us an...

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By Julie Steenhuysen Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued on Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment.

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...Edition will be available at approx. 9:00 a.m. ET The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is offering new guidelines for cervical cancer screening - delaying the start of pap smears for young women and cutting back on the...

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The new cervical cancer screening recommendations might worry some women accustomed to getting screened every year. They shouldn't, most doctors say. The women who should be worried, physicians point out, are those who remain...

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Women can delay having their first Pap test for cervical cancer until they turn 21 and many can wait longer to go back for follow-up screenings, according to new guidelines released Friday by a major medical group. The American College of...

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...bright kanga cloth, has to share her bed with another patient. A farmer from the rural south of the country, the 40-year-old has cervical cancer -- the biggest cause of female cancer deaths on the continent and a disease that kills one...

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