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BC cervical cancer study first of its kind in North America  -  25 Mar 2008
Canada.com,The sample is collected from a woman the same way as a Pap smear is obtained - the only difference is how the sample is processed in the laboratory.

Cytocheck gets contracts  -  25 Mar 2008
Parsons Sun,Cytocheck Laboratory of Parsons was awarded the contract for pap smear analysis for the Louisville/Jefferson County, Ky., Metro Government in November.

One in four teenage women infected with STDs  -  25 Mar 2008
Party for Socialism and LiberationKnown as a Pap test or Pap smear, the exam increases chances of detecting the disease in its earliest, most curable stages. Physicians say that individuals

Janine takes up the fight  -  25 Mar 2008
Footscray, Yarraville, Braybrook Star,WHEN Janine Wiggins was called in to see her doctor because of an abnormal pap smear result two years ago, the mother of two thought nothing of it.

Can ovarian cancer be detected by a Pap smear?  -  Mar 21, 2008
MayoClinic.comA Pap smear cannot detect ovarian cancer. A Pap smear is a procedure that collects cells from your cervix. The test effectively detects not only cervical

Teen STD Epidemic - Annual PAP Smear and GARDASIL® Vaccine Provide ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
PR Web (press release),..."The PAP smear is 99% specific and 99% sensitive. If you have a normal PAP smear you don't have cervical cancer," he said. He said that some television

Study: Test Better Than Pap Smear  -  Feb 25, 2008
TheDenverChannel.com,DENVER -- It's a relatively new test with new research backing up its benefits and if you fit the right profile you may be able to only have a Pap smear

Vaccines may reduce need for pap smears  -  Mar 17, 2008
NEWS.com.au,But the roundtable of cancer and vaccination specialists emphasises that Pap smear screening will remain a vital means of preventing and detecting cervical

Home kit could save women's lives  -  Feb 26, 2008
Independent Online,By Kanina Foss A new home pap smear kit could soon be saving the lives of South African women by increasing the number who undergo regular screening for

Screening could end cervical cancer: Ian Frazer  -  Feb 26, 2008
ABC Online,The man who pioneered the first cancer vaccine says cervical cancer deaths in Australia could be negligible if all Australian women took part in pap smear

Sisters with cancer help launch event  -  Mar 16, 2008
Leelanau Enterprise,..."I went to the doctor and my pap smear came back abnormal." A biopsy confirmed uterine cancer and she underwent a complete hysterectomy Nov. 13, 2006.

Create a health plan with checkup  -  Mar 4, 2008
Santa Rosa Press Democrat,Pelvic exam and Pap smear: Every one to two years to check for cervical cancer in females (screenings should start within three years of having vaginal

FOXSexpert: Forget Perfume, Embrace Your Natural Sexual Scent  -  Mar 20, 2008
FOXNewsAmong services highlighted in the report was lesbians and Pap smear testing. Less than two-thirds of lesbians reported having had a Pap test in the last

New Findings Support Alternatives to Pap Test  -  Mar 4, 2008
AllAfrica.com,In developed countries, screening programs using the Pap smear are in place to spot disease and treat it early, saving countless lives.

Women unclear over pap test all-clear  -  Feb 24, 2008
PerthNew,By Janelle Miles MANY Australian women mistakenly believe a normal Pap smear clears them of ovarian cancer, a survey has found.

Gardasil: Menace or miracle? Posted on: Monday, March 17, 2008, 2 ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Killeen Daily Herald,Cervical cancer "was the leading cause of cancer in the country until the pap smear was developed," said Dr. Mark Lobaugh, an obstetrician/gynecologist at

Access to health care differs by sexual orientation  -  Mar 19, 2008
Canada.com,..."The striking example for me would be looking at lesbians and Pap smear testing," said Tjepkema. Less than two-thirds of lesbians reported having a Pap test

HPV Vaccine and Pap Results  -  Mar 11, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,And "surgery and early detection saved my life," she tells me. "I want to remind every woman to go for that regular Pap smear."

HPV Vaccine Seems To Be Working, Abnormal Pap Test Results Lower ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
Science Daily (press release)All test subjects had normal Pap smear readings at the start of the trial. In addition to the drop in unwanted Pap results, the study found invasive

Local doctor reveals pros, cons of HPV vaccination  -  Mar 14, 2008
St.Louis Review,LeFevre counts herself among medical professionals concerned that women won’t see a need for regularly scheduled pap smear tests to check for cervical

DEBUNKING SOCIALIZED MEDICINE  -  Mar 24, 2008
National Center for Policy Analysis,The percent of Canadian women who have never had a pap smear is triple the US rate. More than 8 in 10 Canadian men have never had a PSA test, compared with

LETTER: She delivered my miracle baby  -  Mar 19, 2008
Winchester Star,During this pregnancy I had an abnormal pap smear. I was one step away from having cervical cancer. I was so frightened by this and thought it would hurt my

Screening programme must for cancer prevention: expert  -  Mar 5, 2008
Gulf Times,He recommended that every woman between 25 and 65 years should, as a matter of routine every three years, undergo a test called ‘Pap Smear’ for early

Failure to Diagnose Cervical Cancer  -  Mar 19, 2008
24-7PressRelease.com (press release)A Pap smear, obtained during routine pelvic exams, detects pre-cancerous changes, called dysplasia, in the cervix. This is the primary reason for undergoing

Doctors: HPV Not Always Precursor To Cancer  -  Feb 25, 2008
WMTW,She said any abnormalities picked up by a regular pap smear then identified by an HPV test usually clear up on their own, given a healthy immune system.

Routine Tests-Pregnancy  -  Feb 27, 2008
American Chronicle,Unless you have had one recently, you may have a cervical smear (PAP smear). Blood pressure usually falls at the beginning of pregnancy.

Care That Is Unbiased and Without Judgment  -  Mar 14, 2008
RH Reality Check,Why did I choose to write about pap smear refusal? Because I think that it is really just an affirmation of what we all know to be true: that women’s access

ESAs and Cancer, Gardasil Affects Pap Smears, MRSA in Cats - Today ...  -  Mar 14, 2008
Insider Medicine,...the vaccine recommended to prevent the development of cervical cancer in teenage girls, may also lower the risk of having an abnormal pap smear.

HPV Vaccine GARDASIL Reduces Abnormal Pap Results  -  Mar 14, 2008
Medical News Today,The women, who came from the United States, Europe, and Asia, all had normal Pap smear readings at the trial's beginning. Currently, GARDASIL has approval

A New Wave for Third Wave  -  Mar 12, 2008
Motley FoolUnfortunately, the virus is relatively difficult to detect (especially in men), and after a woman's pap smear shows she might be infected with HPV,

SGO: HPV Vaccine Reduces Abnormal Pap Tests and Cervical Procedures  -  Mar 11, 2008
MedPage Today,..."However, almost every clinician involved in women's health care -- and every woman -- is familiar with the importance of an abnormal Pap smear.

Gardasil reduces abnormal Pap smears, UAB professor finds  -  Mar 10, 2008
The Birmingham News - al.com,..."One in three women in the US in their lifetime will be diagnosed with an abnormal Pap smear," he said. "It's a huge number. It causes extreme anxiety in

What's causing my repeated infections?  -  Feb 24, 2008
Jamaica Observer,A pap smear at the time of a physical examination is absolutely important. You should also have a vaginal swab done which should be sent to the lab for

THE SILENT KILLER  -  Mar 18, 2008
New Brunswick Home News Tribune,..."It's like a mammogram or a Pap smear," Achenbach says. "We never use it to diagnose. Without a biopsy, you can't tell." Gittleman, too, shakes his head at

Celebrating black women's sexuality  -  Mar 1, 2008
Jamaica Gleaner,Another critical test is the pelvic examination and pap smear, to be done annually by women 18 years or older, or by younger women who are sexually active.

A doctor talks about: HPV vaccination By Celeste Robb-Nicholson, MD  -  Mar 18, 2008
Gather.com,They'll still need regular cervical cancer screening with Pap smear testing. And a vaccinated woman who is sexually active will still need to take

Bay Area Living Book Club: "Sharp Objects" excerpt  -  Mar 2, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,You could debate journalism or get a Pap smear. No one cared. "Tell me about Wind Gap." Curry held the tip of a ballpoint pen at his grizzled chin.

Gynecology And Laparoscopic Surgeons, PC Announces New Physician  -  Mar 20, 2008
dBusinessNews St. Louis (press release),...pap smear screening, colposcopy, LEEP treatments of abnormal pap tests, hysterectomy, hysterectomy alternatives, laparoscopy, hysteroscopy,

Stress May Contribute To Cervical Cancer  -  Feb 28, 2008
Voice of AmericaFang and her colleagues recruited women who had changes on their Pap smear, the test used to detect early cell changes indicative of cervical cancer.

Life-saving tests  -  Mar 21, 2008
2TheAdvocate,The American Cancer Society predicts the screening could cause the kind of sharp decline in colorectal cancer deaths that the pap smear caused for cervical

Study: Homosexual Men More Likely to Consult Mental Health Services  -  Mar 21, 2008
Dakota Voice,Ironically, lesbians were less likely to seek a routine Pap smear. Even if no heterosexual activity is occurring, women are still at risk from cancer.

Buttars and STDs  -  Mar 16, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune,Before getting a contraception prescription, they are screened for STDs and receive a Pap smear. The human papilloma virus is the most common STD found,

Promising data for GSK's Cervarix and Merck & Co's Gardasil  -  Mar 11, 2008
Pharma Times (subscription),Birmingham presented data which showed that a significant drop in abnormal Pap (smear) test results happened after girls and women were given Gardasil.

Saving lives: How to be a real screen queen  -  Mar 11, 2008
Waterbury Republican American,..."Women won't come in for a colonoscopy, but they won't give up their yearly Pap smear." New screening tests are being developed, as well.

1 in 4 teen girls has an STD  -  Mar 11, 2008
Fox 21,Another problem is the misconception Hanenberg said, many teens have that a pap smear tests for STDs. "An irregular pap will only indicate further testing

Number of oral cancer cases increasing  -  Mar 18, 2008
Connecticut Post,It's not a routine test, like the annual Pap smear should be for women, and is used only if the dentist sees something. Cahn, for one, would like to see

Preventing Cervical Cancer  -  Mar 7, 2008
Kantipur Online,The cancer of the cervix is unique in the sense that it can be detected at precancerous stages through screening with a Pap smear which could be treated

Concerns raised over cervical cancer risk for Indigenous girls  -  Mar 18, 2008
ABC Message Stick,SOPHIE COUZOS: We know that pap smear coverage for Aboriginal women is much less than for non-Aboriginal women, much less than it should be.

Hanks -- 'Memba the Good Ol', Non-TMZ Days?  -  Mar 7, 2008
TMZ.com,...with ...and I've yet to see an attractive one . One would think that one of the requirements to be a pap smear is that you also have to be really ugly .

How to Minimize the Top 7 Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer  -  Feb 26, 2008
PR Web (press release),Early detection is a key factor for treatment and survival--due to widespread screening using the Pap test (Pap smear), the cervical cancer death rate has

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