A test that looks for the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer may be the best way to screen women over age 30 for the disease, a new study shows.
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HPV Test Beats Pap Test for Cervical Cancer Screening
HPV Test Beats Pap Test for Cervical Cancer Screening
December 15, 2011 By
Pap test gets scientists’ OK
October 18, 2011 By
There’s more news on cancer screening tests – this time for women. Scientists advising the government say a Pap test is a good way to screen young and middle-aged women for cervical cancer, and it’s needed only once every three years.
Study finds Pap test adequate screening for cervical cancer
October 18, 2011 By
There’s more news on cancer screening tests — this time for women. Scientists advising the federal government say a Pap test is a good way to screen young and middle-aged women for cervical cancer, and it’s needed only once every three years. But they say there is not enough evidence yet to back testing for HPV, the virus that causes the disease.
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Study finds Pap test adequate screening for cervical cancer
Human Papillomavirus Test Merits Change in Pap Screens, Say Guidelines
August 23, 2011 By
Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, when used in conjunction with Pap testing where both tests have normal results, may mean that women can go up to three years before being tested again for cervical cancer, says the American Cancer Society, according to Reuters. A study undertaken by the Centers for Disease Control found that despite this recommendation, women are advised by their doctors to …
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Human Papillomavirus Test Merits Change in Pap Screens, Say Guidelines
U.S. women overdoing Pap tests, says study
August 22, 2011 By
A new study from America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that many American women are getting too many unnecessary Pap tests, the screening for cervical cancer.
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U.S. women overdoing Pap tests, says study
Study shows US women get too many Pap tests
August 19, 2011 By
A new study from America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that many American women are getting too many unnecessary Pap tests, the screening for cervical cancer.
New Pap Tests Guidelines Not Always Followed by Physicians
August 18, 2011 By
Women between the ages of 30 to 60 may be undergoing more frequent Pap tests than current guidelines require, so says Katherine Roland of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Roland authored a study whose results were published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology that concluded annual Pap tests are still being recommended by health care providers despite new …
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New Pap Tests Guidelines Not Always Followed by Physicians
Majority of physicians continue to recommend annual cervical cancer screening
August 18, 2011 By
Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have determined that the majority of primary care providers continue to recommend annual cervical cancer screening, and less than 15% would extend the screening interval when using the Papanicolaou test and human papillomavirus (HPV) test together, as some guidelines suggest.
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Majority of physicians continue to recommend annual cervical cancer screening
Annual cervical cancer screening persists, despite recommended guidelines
August 18, 2011 By
( Elsevier Health Sciences ) Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that the majority of primary care providers continue to recommend annual cervical cancer screening, and less than 15 percent would extend the screening interval when using the Papanicolaou test and human papillomavirus test together, as some guidelines suggest.
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Annual cervical cancer screening persists, despite recommended guidelines
Rockland maker of oral cancer test sues Johnson & Johnson
July 29, 2011 By
A Monsey businessman says he’s invented an easy and painless way to diagnose oral cancer, but he claims one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical companies is blocking sale of the product to conceal a possible link between the disease and a popular mouthwash made by the same firm.
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Rockland maker of oral cancer test sues Johnson & Johnson
