Less Frequent Pap Tests: Good for Women? Nov 21, 2009
Change in Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations Is a Welcome Step. OPINIONBy MARIE SAVARD, M.D.ABC News Medical ContributorNov. (ABC News)
SIRIUS XM to Broadcast 'Doctor Radio Reports: What Every Woman Needs To Know About Mammograms' Nov 21, 2009
Veteran news journalist Perri Peltz hosts in-depth special to break down facts, headlines, preventative care and morePeltz and guests will also examine latest news about cervical cancer screenings24/7 health and medical channel delivers breaking news updates, features live, daily call-in shows hosted by world-class physicians from NYU Langone Medical Center ... New questions about what age a woman should start screening for cervical cancer are dominating the headlines today, raising even more... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Women's Health Care Under Attack? Nov 21, 2009
In what some see as further attack on women s health care, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended Thursday that women delay cervical cancer exams, also called Pap smears, until the age of 21 and that women younger than 30 undergo cervical cancer screening once every two years instead of an annual exam ... The leading cause of cervical cancer in the U.S. is the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease among women and men, which is why sexually... (Fox News)
Letters for Friday, November 20, 2009 Nov 21, 2009
KiniKauai wrote on Nov 20, 2009 6:34 AM:" Not only are our elected legislators in Washington, D.C. NOT listening to our concerns, they are voting party lines regardless of the topic of the legislation. After several letters to each, and receiving form letter responses full of glittering generalities and not one fact, I am finished with all of them. As for how to pay for the new healthcare, it has already begun. With the money saved by not doing early breast cancer screenings and mammograms, by... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Report: Push Back Age of Cervical Cancer Tests Nov 21, 2009
CHICAGO 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 Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment. The guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists or ACOG now say women younger than 30 should undergo cervical cancer screening once every two years instead of an annual exam ... "There is a lot more agreement about the science of cervical cancer... (Fox News)
Guidelines push back age for Pap exam Nov 20, 2009
NEW YORK - New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21 and be screened less often than recommended in the past ... Cervical cancer is caused by a sexually transmitted virus, human papillomavirus. (Boston Globe)
For Pagliuca, health reform trumps choice Nov 20, 2009
The pressing need to bring coverage to the uninsured outweighs the abortion issue, says Pagliuca, who noted that many deaths from breast and cervical cancer could be prevented if more women had the access to routine preventive care that would come with health coverage. Pointing to recent statements by US Representative Patrick Kennedy and Ted Kennedy Jr. suggesting that their father wouldn t have wanted health care reform to fail because of the abortion coverage prohibition in the House bill,... (Boston Globe)
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Nov 20, 2009
" Dr Julie Sharp, of the charity Cancer Research UK, said: "It remains important for women to be aware of the short-term risks of using the Pill, such as an increased risk breast and cervical cancer, but this research suggests that these risks may be balanced out by health benefits over the longer term. " In the UK, an estimated three million women use the Pill each year, and 100 million around the world. More than 300 million women are thought to have used the Pill since its launch in 1961.... (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Report: 20-somethings can go 2000020C5 years between Paps Nov 20, 2009
Guidelines say less frequent Paps OK to detect cervical cancer - every 2 years for under-30 ... WASHINGTON -- Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer ... Paps can spot pre-cancerous changes in the cervix in time to prevent invasive cancer, and widespread use has halved cervical cancer rates in the U.S. in recent decades. (Albany Times Union)
Women Now Told: Delay Cervical Exam Nov 20, 2009
Report: Push Back Age of Cervical Cancer Tests - Women's Health - FOXNews ... Report: Push Back Age of Cervical Cancer Tests ... CHICAGO 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 Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment. (Fox News)
Have You Been Treated for HPV? Tell ABCNews.com Nov 20, 2009
A look at whether the benefits of a cervical cancer vaccine outweigh the risks. ABC News would like to hear from you. (ABC News)
Group: Pap tests should start at age 21 Nov 20, 2009
Earlier screening for cervical cancer may lead to unnecessary treatments for an increasingly rare cancer ... Rates of cervical cancer have declined by 50 percent since the 1970s ... Earlier screening for cervical cancer may lead to unnecessary and possibly harmful treatments for an increasingly rare cancer, according to ACOG, the leading U.S. professional organization for obstetricians and gynecologists. (CNN)
Shotson horizon for Alzheimers, AIDS, herpes Nov 19, 2009
Breakthrough vaccinesThe last decade brought breakthrough vaccines against pneumococcal disease and rotavirus two of the world's top killers meningitis, cervical cancer and more. Better technology to create and mass produce vaccines is bringing progress in preventing tropical dengue fever and new threats like superbugs MRSA and C. difficile, even ending addiction to cocaine and nicotine. (MSNBC -- Health)
We Need a Pap Smear for Breast Cancer Nov 18, 2009
Cervical cancer evolves very slowly in the surface cells of the cervix - they are very easy to sample and examine over the long period time during which they are becoming more and more abnormal. By the time the abnormal cells metastasize (become cancer), they have been detectable in cells that you can easily see and sample with tools no more complicated than a popsicle stick. (Slate)
Qiagen Is Poised for More Purchases After $2 Billion Spree in Last 5 Years Nov 18, 2009
4 billion takeover of Digene Corp. in 2007, the companys biggest acquisition, opened the door to the growing market for tests to detect the virus that causes cervical cancer ... HPV, a group of more than 100 viruses, is the primary cause of cervical cancer and the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. Its estimated that 1 in 145 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute ... based in Bedford, Massachusetts, in March won U.S.... (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Get more: Healthbeat Nov 18, 2009
Many primary care doctors may be overusing pap tests to screen for cervical cancer. Tags. (WLS, IL)
Disease-Matching Software Could Save Children Nov 18, 2009
2, 2008) Every year, tens of thousands of women die in the EU from cervical cancer because the disease is not detected and treated at an early enough stage. A multidisciplinary European research effort plans. (Science Daily)
Why Having Breast Cancer Screenings Too Early Can Be Bad for You Nov 18, 2009
There are many types of screening, some of which are well-known: to test for breast cancer, for cervical cancer, for prostate cancer, for colon cancer, and chest CT scans for lung cancer ... This can be true, for example, of , low-grade and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, detected by Pap smears and linked to cervical cancer. (Slate)
Prima Biomed shares in trading halt Nov 17, 2009
Biotech Prima Biomed today requested a trading halt in its securities pending an announcement to the Australian securities Exchange in relation to the development of an oral vaccine for cervical cancer. Prima requested that the trading halt remain in place until the opening of trading on Thursday, November 19, unless the company makes an announcement before that time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Syphilis, chlamydia cases on the rise Nov 17, 2009
Specialists say the most common is HPV, human papillomavirus, which can cause genital warts, cervical cancer, and other cancers. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Merck Investors OK $41B Schering Deal Nov 17, 2009
The marriage will unite Merck's asthma and allergy treatment Singulair and cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil with Schering-Plough's allergy spray Nasonex and well-known consumer products including the Coppertone sun care line and Dr. Scholl's foot care items. Buying Schering-Plough also boosts Merck's sagging pipeline of drugs in development, gives it a sizable biotech unit and creates a dominant player in vaccines as well as cholesterol, respiratory and women's drugs. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes Nov 17, 2009
The last decade brought breakthrough vaccines against pneumococcal disease and rotavirus two of the world's top killers meningitis, cervical cancer and more ... Experts call Prevnar the "game changer." It was the first vaccine to exceed $1 billion in annual sales, followed by Merck's cervical cancer shot Gardasil, with $2. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Genetic Changes Shown to Be Important Indicators for Disease Progression in Cervical Cancer Patients Nov 16, 2009
15, 2009) Cervical cancer patients with specific changes in the cancer genome have a three- or fourfold increased risk of relapse after standard treatment compared to patients without these changes, according to a study by Norwegian researchers published November 13 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics ... Cervical cancer is one of the most common malignancies affecting women worldwide and a major cause of cancer-related death ... Previous studies have shown that the cancer cells of cervical... (Science Daily)
Protect your heart with fresh garlic Nov 14, 2009
Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, used it to treat cervical cancer. Louis Pasteur reported on garlic's antibacterial and antifungal powers, which inspired Albert Schweitzer to use it against dysentery in Africa. (CNN -- Health)
Viewpoints: Plan to close UC Center seems ill-advised Nov 13, 2009
Placed in an internship with Planned Parenthood, she wrote a paper on the public policy aspects of mandatory vaccination for the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer and was later hired as a policy analyst at the UC Center. Echoing the views of other grads, she said the program "prepared me more than any other academic experience" for working in the Capitol. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
SNM applauds expanded medicare coverage for cervical cancer Nov 13, 2009
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approves FDG PET for cervical cancer staging ... SNM applauds the Centers for Medicare aid Services (CMS) decision to expand coverage of FDG PET for the initial staging of cervical cancer without previously imposed restrictions ... CMS decision to expand coverage of FDG PET for the initial treatment strategy evaluation of cervical cancer is important for patient care, said Michael M. Graham, Ph. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Record attendance for conference on cancer in AfricaDar Es Salaa, Tanzania (PANA) - A record number of over 700 global government and health leaders convene in Dar es Saalam,Tanzania, this week, for the 3rd African Organization for Research and Trainingin Cancer (AORTIC) meeting, in efforts to avert adevastating health and economic toll from the disease on the continent. 12/11/2009 Full Text... Nov 12, 2009
Cervical cancer, which is easily prevented or treated, and has es sentially been eradicated in Western nations, is the leading cancer killer among African women. Simultaneously, as African nations are facing the highest increase in the rate o f tobacco use among all developing countries -- and the tobacco industry is targeting new African markets -- the continent is not adequately resourced to a ddress cancer and other chronic diseases. (Panapress.com)
Programs feature women’s health information Nov 12, 2009
White said vaccines are available for girls age nine to 26 that protects against cervical cancer and genital warts. Usually, girls at high risk for infection could develop cervical cancer and low risk can develop genital warts. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
FDA-approved Drugs Eliminate, Prevent Cervical Cancer In Mice Nov 11, 2009
10, 2009) Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis ... Published in the Nov. 9 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the findings offer hope for the 500,000 women around the world who are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year ... "We have begun to test whether the drugs are as effective in treating... (Science Daily)
Dont miss chance for health-care reform Nov 11, 2009
"IF that is a good thing then please explain while all other major industrialized nations that provide universal health care have much lower survival rates across the board for all major deseases such as cancer?Overall Cancer Survival Rates. According to the survey of cancer survival rates in Europe and the United States, published recently in Lancet Oncology : 1 American women have a 63 percent chance of living at least five years after a cancer diagnosis, compared to 56 percent for European... (Nogales International, AZ)
Women deprived of health care at key times in life: WHO Nov 10, 2009
It also underlined that the lack of responsiveness to women's inherent health needs can be lethal, such as with complications in pregnancy and child birth or cervical cancer ... Cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer, with 80 percent of cases and an even higher proportion of deaths in poorer nations, the report said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Way to Go, Planned Parenthood Nov 10, 2009
So make sure youre vaccinated, she advises kids, and get screened for cervical cancer. How can a medical doctor, an expert in womens health, make this preposterous assertion. (Townhall.com)
WHO calls for women's healthcare reform Nov 10, 2009
The report states that while women compose the bulk of health care providers, their own health needs often go unmet in the areas of sexual violence, cervical cancer screening and mental health. In addition, lower socio-economic status, which translates to lack of access to education, decision-making and income, limits women's ability to protect their own health, the study said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Improving cervical cancer screening Nov 10, 2009
Human papillomavirus testing with Pap triage for cervical cancer prevention in Canada: a cost-effectiveness analysis ... Recently published results from a large randomized trial (Canadian Cervical Cancer Screening Trial study group) suggest that human papillomavirus testing followed by Pap smear-based triage for human papillomavirus positive women may be an effective way to screen women for cervical cancer ... We determined the potential cost-effectiveness of including human papillomavirus tests... (BioMed Central)
Novel Cancer Detection Method Uses Tiny Silica Beads To Adhere To Cells Nov 9, 2009
8, 2009) A novel method of detection of cervical cancer cells has been developed by Clarkson University Professor Igor Sokolov's group, an affiliate of the University's Nanoengineering and Biotechnology Laboratories Center (NABLAB) ... Using cells collected from cervical cancers of three cancer patients and cells extracted from tissue of healthy patients, the researchers found an unambiguous difference ... The team consists of Sokolov, who has appointments in Physics, Chemistry and Biomolecular... (Science Daily)
Most Parents, High-priority Adults Who Tried To Get H1N1 Vaccine For Themselves And Children Unable To Get It, Poll Finds Nov 8, 2009
15, 2007) Many parents are still divided over a new vaccine that can provide protection against human papillomavirus, or HPV, a very common sexually transmitted disease that is linked to cervical cancer and. . (Science Daily)
NSW spends least on preventive public health Nov 6, 2009
Most money went towards immunisation (33 per cent), health promotion (17 per cent) and screening for such things as breast, bowel and cervical cancer (13 per cent) ... The increase was largely due to expanding immunisation programs, particularly the vaccination for cervical cancer, Gardasil. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Back home on recovery road Nov 6, 2009
It is suspected that Ashlie s condition was a side effect of a cervical cancer vaccine received two weeks before her symptoms began ... pinecone wrote on Nov 4, 2009 11:59 AM:" Although it is indeed wonderful that this teenager has pulled through such a horribly life threatening experience, to blame a vaccine that will save millions of woman from cervical cancer with no proof is not good. I would like to see scientific evidence that this vaccine caused what happened to this young lady. I know... (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine for Cancer Prevention Nov 5, 2009
Cancer having a viral origin provides an opportunity to develop virus-specific vaccines that lower infection rates and consequently lower the incidence of cancer; this is what the HPV vaccine is expected to do for cervical cancer and what the hepatitis B vaccine has. . (New England Journal of Medicine)
Common Pain Relievers May Dilute Power Of Flu Shots Nov 4, 2009
29, 2006) With flu-shot season in full swing and widespread anticipation of the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, a new University of Rochester study suggests that using common painkillers around the. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Cervical cancer cases on the rise in Brunei Nov 4, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cervical cancer cases, the second most common cancer type among women in Brunei, are increasing with a 71 percent hike from 2002 to 2006 ... The Brunei Times quoted Brunei's Health Minister Suyoi Osman assaying that a coverage of 80 percent was required to reduce incidences and deaths resulting from cervical cancer ... Suyoi said that the low percentage was worrying because cervical cancer could be prevented through screening. (Xinhuanet, China)
1Planned Parenthood Director Quits After Watching Abortion on Ultrasound» Nov 4, 2009
" A spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood told FoxNews.com that it offers a range of services at it 850 health centers nationwide, providing pregnancy tests, vaccinations and women's health services, "including wellness exams, breast and cervical cancer screenings, contraception, and STD testing and treatment. " "Planned Parenthood's focus is on prevention," wrote Diane Quest, the group's National Media Director. "Nationwide, more than 90% of the health care Planned Parenthood affiliates provide is... (Fox News)
Breast cancer stigma endangers poorer women Nov 3, 2009
But she fumes that while Mexico's poor and rural women often get Pap smears to check for cervical cancer, "no one even suggests they check your breasts" at the same visit. She founded an advocacy group Cancer de Mama to help, noting that Mexico's insurance program for the poor covers breast cancer care but they must get diagnosed first. (MSNBC -- Health)
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Nov 1, 2009
" Dr Julie Sharp, of the charity Cancer Research UK, said: "It remains important for women to be aware of the short-term risks of using the Pill, such as an increased risk breast and cervical cancer, but this research suggests that these risks may be balanced out by health benefits over the longer term. " In the UK, an estimated three million women use the Pill each year, and 100 million around the world. More than 300 million women are thought to have used the Pill since its launch in 1961.... (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Personal choice, personal mission Oct 31, 2009
Keith's DNA carries the BRCA2 mutation that can cause breast and cervical cancer. The average woman has a 12 percent chance of developing breast cancer in a lifetime, but a woman with a BRCA2 mutation has a 50 percent to 85 percent risk. (Albany Times Union)
Groups Support Minority Cancer Patients Oct 31, 2009
The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program makes early testing available to low-income women without health insurance. Since 1991, nonprofits and local health clinics have partnered with NBCCEDP to provide free or low-cost screening services to more than 7. (Click2Houston, TX)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Oct 31, 2009
Free cervical cancer vaccines might be available for young Aboriginal and low-income women by the end of this year, the Department of Health said. As long as the policy is approved by the legislatures Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee, it can be implemented starting in December, Bureau of Health Promotion Deputy Director Chao Kun-yu ([) said in response to complaints about a delay in implementing the policy. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Health Tip: Screening for Cancer Oct 31, 2009
Pap test to screen for cervical cancer. Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy to help detect colon cancer. (MEDLINEplus)
Sandalwood grower expands Indian market Oct 30, 2009
ViroXis will purchase up to three tonnes of the oil a year to develop a botanical drug for use as a topical treatment for viral skin infections including human papilloma virus, which can cause cervical cancer. "If they are successful (in commercialising the drug) ... it opens up a very big supply market for us," TFS executive chairman Frank Wilson told AAP.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
1 disease, not 1 demographic Oct 30, 2009
Cervical cancer is four times higher among Vietnamese-American women ... Chinese-Americans were most likely to get screened for these, followed by Vietnamese-Americans for breast and cervical cancer, and Korean-Americans for prostate, colorectal and HBV screenings. (EurekAlert!)
Health care fight becomes battle of the sexes Oct 29, 2009
Women also use more prescription drugs and may have to contend at younger ages with cervical cancer and breast cancer. If a health care overhaul bill becomes law, insurers would potentially have millions of new customers as most Americans would be required to have insurance. (MSNBC -- Health)
Preventing breast cancer through health care reform Oct 29, 2009
A recent poll commissioned by Moving Forward, a values-based research initiative developed by the Women Donors Network and the Communications Consortium, found that a strong majority of voters 87 percent think insurance companies should be required to cover women s preventive care and screenings, such as contraception, Pap tests for cervical cancer and breast cancer screenings ... One good resource is As we end National Breast Cancer Awareness month this October, the best thing we can do to end... (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Old, New Pap Methods Equally Good, Dutch Study Finds Oct 29, 2009
TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Traditional Pap tests and the newer liquid-based cytology are equally reliable in screening for cervical cancer, a new study has found ... The advantage of liquid-based cytology is that it also screens for human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes most cervical cancers ... But any Pap testing could be on the way out, he said, because the ability to prevent and screen for cervical cancer is changing. (MEDLINEplus)
Breast Abnormality Follow-Up Often Later in Black Women Oct 28, 2009
"Programs specially aimed at providing breast cancer screening to economically disadvantaged women like the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program are successful in eliminating some of the racial disparities seen in breast cancer," study author Swann Arp Adams, said in a news release from the journal's publisher. "There are still improvements that could be made in the program to help identify and eliminate barriers to timely completion of testing procedures," she added. (MEDLINEplus)
Regular Pap smear is as effective as ThinPrep Oct 28, 2009
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY ThinPrep, which represents 70% of the U.S. cervical cancer screening market, is no more effective than a conventional Pap smear in detecting precancerous cells, researchers report ... OB/GYN Edward Evantash, Hologic's medical director, says the cheaper conventional Pap smear now represents only about 10% of the U.S. cervical cancer screening market ... Until recently, the Dutch government didn't allow ThinPrep for cervical cancer screening because of the lack of data... (USA Today -- News)
Screening Guidelines For Breast, Cervical And Colorectal Cancers Redefined Oct 28, 2009
For example, there are now five different sets of screening recommendations for those at increased risk for breast cancer; four categories of age-based risk recommendations for cervical cancer; and for colorectal cancer, there are three categories defining those at increased risk and three categories defining those at high risk ... After that, M. D. Anderson recommends screening every two years unless she is at increased risk of cervical cancer based on risk factors, including ... history of... (Science Daily)
Condoms Found to Cut Risk of Women Getting HPV Oct 28, 2009
In a groundbreaking study that could influence the sex education debate, researchers have found that consistent and proper use of condoms significantly reduces the risk of contracting a virus that can cause cervical cancer. University of Washington researchers report today that female college students whose partners always wore condoms were 70% less likely to become infected with human papilloma virus, or HPV, than students whose partners used condoms less than 5% of the time. (Yahoo News -- Women's Health)
Heat Helps in Cancer Treatment Oct 27, 2009
"Targeted heat therapy has already shown promise in recurrent breast and locally advanced cervical cancer in combination with radiation, and studies combining it with chemotherapy in other localized tumors such as those in the pancreas and rectum are ongoing.". Heat therapy for cancer involves a technique known as regional hyperthermia, which uses focused electromagnetic energy to warm the tissue in and around the tumor to between 40 and 43 degrees Celsius (104 to 109. (MEDLINEplus)
HPV Vaccine No More Painful Than Other Shots Oct 27, 2009
Public health officials worried that reports of excess pain might prevent young women from getting the vaccine, which protects against a virus that can cause cervical cancer, some other kinds of cancer and genital warts. There was also concern that some women might not get all three required doses. (MEDLINEplus)
Follow One Woman's Discovery of Peace -- New Book Is an Official Entry at This Year's California Library Association Regional Book Exhibit Oct 27, 2009
During her second marriage she became ill and was operated on for Cervical Cancer. Being at home to recuperate she decided to occupy herself by painting and writing. (Primezone Releases)
Alternatively spliced tissue factor identified as promising new biomarker for aggressive cancers Oct 27, 2009
High levels of asTF were also found in specimens of human cervical cancer. "When we started this research, we expected that asTF would influence cancerous growth in a manner similar to full length Tissue Factor, namely the activation of blood clotting," says Versteeg. (EurekAlert!)
HPV jab girls are 'sex cautious' Oct 27, 2009
HPV causes around 70% of cervical cancers ... The findings may go some way to dispel concerns that the cervical cancer vaccine could make girls more likely to start having sex younger, say experts ... Dr Lesley Walker, director of cancer information at Cancer Research UK, said: "Despite the scare-stories, this research suggests that the HPV vaccine could make the majority of girls more cautious about sex. "The HPV vaccine is an important step towards preventing cervical cancer in the UK but it... (BBC News -- Health)
On the Cutting Edge: Inside Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Oct 24, 2009
The Lombardi Center has the distinction of being the only comprehensive cancer center in D.C. accredited by the National Cancer Institute; the center has been noted for a globally acclaimed breast cancer program, the development of the HPV vaccine which helps to prevent cervical cancer and its well-regarded research divisions. But Weiner believes the key to further growth and improvement lies in interdisciplinary research. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
What's happenin' Oct 24, 2009
A wine-tasting fundraiser for the Montana Breast and Cervical Cancer Program runs from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Butte Country Club, sponsored by Safeway employees. A live auction also is planned. (Montana Standard, MT)
For drugmakers, higher profits but muted sales Oct 23, 2009
That offset some problem areas, including a big drop in sales of Gardasil, a vaccine against a virus that causes cervical cancer and genital warts that soon will face its first US competition. Meanwhile, sales of the cholesterol drugs Merck and Schering-Plough sell jointly, Vytorin and Zetia, dropped another 7 percent to $1. (Boston Globe)
