Cervical cancer screening is crucial
When someone smokes, they and those around them are exposed to many cancer-causing chemicals that affect organs other than the lungs. Women who smoke are about twice as likely as a non-smoker to get cervical cancer. Smoking also makes the …
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Roche submits filing to FDA for cervical cancer primary screening indication …
Approval of the expanded indication would mean the cobas� HPV Test could be used as the first-line test rather than Pap cytology as part of a cervical cancer screening strategy. The filing includes new three-year follow-up data from the ATHENA study, …
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Komen's Advocacy Results in 0000 More for Oregon's Breast and Cervical …
July 9, 2013, Portland, OR – Susan G. Komen Oregon and SW Washington today applauds the Oregon Legislature for adopting a budget that adds $ 700,000 of state general funds to the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (BCCP) for the first time in the …
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Cervical Cancer On State Hit List
TANZANIA is well set and prepared to ensure it tackles cervical cancer, which has caused the deaths of many women in the country, President Jakaya Kikwete has said. Officiating at the end of the two-day African First Ladies Summit in Dar es Salaam, …
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Cervical cancer vaccine cuts HPV infections in teen girls by half
A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus cut infections in teen girls by half in the first study to measure the shot's impact since it came on the market. The results impressed health experts and a top government top health official called them striking.
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Mini Race Preview: Heroes Run for Cervical Cancer
The race is in honor of Katherine Manning-Potwin, an inspirational young Oregon woman who lost her battle with cervical cancer in October 2012. You can read more about Kathy here. After her passing the Katherine M Potwin Cervical Cancer Awareness …
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