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The HPV Vaccine For Girls? Works In Boys, Too!

"New research suggests that Gardasil, the vaccine developed to protect women against some strains of the cervical cancer-causing human papilloma-virus (HPV), is also effective in preventing HPV infections in men. … Palefsky says the vaccine would still make an effective preventative health tool for everyone because the same strains of HPV that cause most cervical [...]

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Newly revealed hazard

In an Online Opinion article today, which is mainly a complaint about Catholic attitudes towards the Gardasil vaccine, this interesting bit of information appears: Research presented this month at the American Society of Clinical Oncology has confirmed that HPV-16 does not only cause cervical cancer. It also causes throat cancer in both men and women. This means that Gardasil may play an important...

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Off the ice, Walker discovers warmth

Scott Walker has some good news to share and many, many people to thank. His wife Julie is now four weeks removed from her cancer surgery, and while she continues to recover, doctors have told her they believe she is now cancer free. “My wife's doing great,” the Carolina Hurricanes forward said by telephone from his offseason home in Cambridge, Ontario. “We just want to thank everyone...

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Vermont to California, new laws take effect July 1

New laws taking effect in several states Wednesday: Alabama: --Makes more women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer eligible for treatment through Medicaid. California:

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Anal cancer Before Michael Jackson's death wiped...

Anal cancer Before Michael Jackson's death wiped the topic clean, the media were preparing for another slow news day of not being honest about Obamacare with wall to wall coverage of Farrah Fawcett's death, a woman who had both insurance and personal wealth. From Michael's death we'll hear all about drugs (all speculation since the toxicology reports take a long time); from her death we might find...

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jade goody suffers from stage 2 cervical cancer

cervical cancerjades doctors fear that a big tumor on her womb may have extend to her bloodstream increasing the chance of secondary tumoursthe 27yearold jade who left the indian version of quotbig brotherquot called quotbigg bossquot last week after being informed of the cancer diagnosis has to go through an urgent hysterectomy and follow itup with radiotherapy and chemotherapy which will result in...

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Vaccine market expected to double by 2013

One industry not hurting in today’s economy: biomedical. Global vaccine sales grew 21.5 percent in 2008 to reach $19.2 billion. The growth was fueled by direct-to-consumer marketing, increased promotion of the benefits of immunization, and new FDA approvals for new vaccines for meningitis, swine flu, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis, and combination vaccines, according to a report by Kalorama...

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HPV Testing For Cervical Screening Investigated

New research, published in The Lancet Oncology, has found that combining human papillomavirus (HPV) testing with routine liquid-based cytology (LBC) screening does not increase the detection of cervical cancer compared with LBC screening alone.

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Cervical screening debate

Worried about cancer? The age limit for cervical screenings will not be lowered - find out more here and let us know hat you think. Plus get advice on cervical cancer Useful Links: Cancer Research UK - Cervical cancer Macmillan Cancer Support Cancer back up Cervical cancer screening programme The links above are to third parties' websites, the contents of which are not the responsibility of GMTV. The...

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Genetic Profiling Reveals Cross-Contamination and Misidentification of 6 Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Cell Lines: ACC2, ACC3, ACCM, ACCNS, ACCS and CAC2

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is the second most common malignant neoplasm of the salivary glands. Most patients survive more than 5 years after surgery and postoperative radiation therapy. The 10 year survival rate, however, drops to 40%, due to locoregional recurrences and distant metastases. Improving long-term survival in ACC requires the development of more effective systemic therapies based...

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Government rules out lowering cervical screening age

The government ruled today that there should be no change to the age at which young women are screened for cervical cancer in England. Pressure to lower the screening age mounted this year, during the last months of Jade Goody's life. The reality TV star was 27 when she died in March and her diagnosis shocked many who considered cervical cancer a disease of middle age. Many younger women went to GPs...

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Lower age for cervical cancer screening rejected in favour of audit

Young women who contract cervical cancer are to have their symptoms catalogued as part of a national audit to improve detection and diagnosis.

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Decision on cervical cancer screenings

Department of Health to announce decision on screening young women for the cancer that killed reality TV star Jade Goody A government decision on whether to screen young women under 25 for the cancer that killed reality TV star Jade Goody will be announced later today. Pressure to lower the screening age mounted during the publicity around Goody's illness. Goody was 27 and her diagnosis shocked many...

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Budget Woes Puts Free Breast and Cervical Exams on Chopping Block

The Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program will have to cut more than half of its services if an income tax increase does not occur, reports Chi-Town Daily News. The state and federally funded program gives free breast screenings and mammograms for women over 40, cervical exams for women over 35 and cancer treatment to eligible women. With expected budget cuts, the program stands to lose $9 million....

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Healthcare Reform: Cure Worse Than Disease?

CBN -- In Britain as elsewhere, universal healthcare does not mean universal access to healthcare. Some 750,000 Britons are on National Health Service waiting lists. Roughly 40 percent of British cancer patients never get to see a cancer specialist. And the very best cancer drugs may not be available if they're too expensive. You may have seen commercials warning about the consequences of adopting...

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Cervical Cancer Awareness

It is terrible and disturbing for Jade Goody’s husband to see his partner for life lose her battle against cancer. This is something you wouldn’t want to go through; you wouldn’t want that pain even in your dreams. Well, life can be ...

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Let us Stop Cervical Cancer

Stop-cervicalcancer.com will be our sincere effort to create awareness about Cervical Cancer. We will strive to provide good relevant information on Cervical Cancer. This blog will have Articles, Latest News, Videos, relevant blog posts from various bl...

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Condoms Don't Prevent All STD's VCery Scary!

A new study finds that certain Std's can't be stopped by proper use of a condom. This is explaining the high amount of new cases of Hpv and other Std's such as...