Cervical Cancer Guidelines Nov 21, 2009
Guidelines Ditch Annual Pap Smears - ABC News ... New Cervival Cancer Screening Guidelines: No More 'Annual' Pap Smears ... Pap smears may no longer be called "annuals" if doctors follow new cervical cancer screening recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (ABC 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 ... But when Pap tests find the growths, doctors often remove them, with procedures that can injure the cervix and lead to problems later when a woman becomes pregnant, including premature birth and an increased risk of a Caesarean ... The new guidelines also say that women 30 and older who have three consecutive Pap tests that... (Boston Globe)
Group: Pap tests should start at age 21 Nov 20, 2009
New guidelines: Pap tests should start at age 21 - CNN.com ... New guidelines: Pap tests should start at age 21 ... American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends first Pap tests at 21. (CNN)
Women Now Told: Delay Cervical Exam Nov 20, 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 take-home message for women is that you should still get your pap smear screening," Milosavijevic said. (Fox News)
Report: 20-somethings can go 2000020C5 years between Paps Nov 20, 2009
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. The change by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists comes amid a completely separate debate over when regular mammograms to detect breast cancer should begin. (Albany Times Union)
Smells Like Rationing Nov 18, 2009
The PSA level, like an anomaly found in a mammogram or pap smear, is a preliminary piece of information indicating the need for further investigation. It's not like if you have an elevated PSA level, you run straight to the surgeon - you start a "watch and wait" regimen. (Slate)
We Need a Pap Smear for Breast Cancer Nov 18, 2009
A pap smear for breast cancer ... Women need the equivalent of a pap smear for breast cancer screening ... Pap smears are far from perfect, but the technology works equally well in 18-year-olds and 68-year-olds. (Slate)
Programs feature women’s health information Nov 12, 2009
Addressing pap smears, White said it is recommended that girls begin getting pap smears when they reach the age of 21 or become sexually active. When we do a pap smear, we are looking for cancerous or pre-cancerous cervical cells, White said ... Abnormal pap smears are caused by the HPV virus which a person can get through having sex. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
HEALTHY LIVING Nov 11, 2009
Free mammogram Includes office visit, pap smear, breast exam and mammogram for eligible women 40-64 years of age. For eligibility, call 756-2020 ext. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
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)
Ways to deal with premature menopause Nov 5, 2009
Regular follow ups with a gynecologist and timely investigations like pap smear, sonography, mammography are always beneficial, says Dr Gandhi. Topics. (India Times, India)
Doctors Overprescribing the Pap Test Nov 4, 2009
MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- In 2002 and 2003, screening guidelines for the cervical cancer-detecting Pap test were changed significantly, yet fewer than one-third of U.S. primary care physicians follow those guidelines, according to a recent study ... Both ACOG and the ACS recommended that when women over 30 years old had three consecutive Pap tests with normal results, those women could switch from annual tests to testing every two to three years ... And, any woman with a life-limiting... (MEDLINEplus)
Cervical cancer cases on the rise in Brunei Nov 4, 2009
However, only about 30 percent of the Brunei's female population underwent pap smear exams, a Brunei daily reported hereon Wednesday ... He said that inaccurate beliefs on pap smear exam and daily hassles such as coping with work while assuming their roles as wife and mother were among the causes of the low percentage. (Xinhuanet, China)
Ovarian cancer hard to detect Nov 3, 2009
A: YesQ: Does a pap smear detect ovarian cancer. A: No, it detects cervical cancers. (Florida Today)
Health Tip: Screening for Cancer Oct 31, 2009
Pap test to screen for cervical cancer. Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy to help detect colon cancer. (MEDLINEplus)
Integrative medicine's role in reform as yet unclear Oct 30, 2009
Secondary prevention means early detection, and utilizes mammogram, Pap smear and colonoscopy techniques. It may also include therapies like acupuncture or osteopathic examination. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Ranks of top-level women decline Oct 30, 2009
also has three women on its board, but the Bedford health care company, which supplies mammography machines and pap smear tests, has no women executives. Attempts to reach executives at Hologic were unsuccessful, but in an interview last year, chief executive Jack Cumming said the company has a program in place to advance women internally to leadership roles, but there aren t a lot of women in the field overall. (Boston Globe)
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. In the United States, liquid-based cytology testing has all but replaced the traditional Pap test, but in Europe the debate continues over which method is best, according to Dr. Mark Schiffman, a senior investigator at the U.S. National Cancer Institute, co-author of an editorial accompanying the study's publication in the... (MEDLINEplus)
USC tops sexual health rankings Oct 29, 2009
Thompson Student Health Center helped in many ways, including everything from free Pap smear testing and free condoms to informative pamphlets. The Sexual Health & Violence Prevention s (SH&VP) services is where USC especially excelled, offering healthy relationship services, STI information, sexual assault and stalking prevention and lots of campus outreach. (Gamecock Online, SC)
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 ... The new study, which randomly assigned nearly 90,000 Dutch women to be screened with either ThinPrep or a conventional Pap smear, "should serve as a cautionary tale that just because something is new doesn't mean it's better," said obstetrician/gynecologist George Sawaya of the in an... (USA Today -- News)
Obama: Health Care Reform Closer than Ever Oct 28, 2009
" [*] "Hospital Waiting Times and List Statistics," Department of Health, England. Available at http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/HospitalWaitingTimesandListStatistics/index.htm?IdcService=GET_FILE&dID=186979&Rendition=Web. by lovenpeace1 October 27, 2009 11:58 AM EDT by Mortarman_29 October 27, 2009 11:07 AM EDT Fact No. 6: Americans spend less time waiting for care than patients in Canada and the U.K. Canadian and British patients wait... (CBS News -- Health)
Screening Guidelines For Breast, Cervical And Colorectal Cancers Redefined Oct 28, 2009
For women at average risk, it is now recommended that women under age 21 get a liquid-based Pap test within three years of initiating vaginal intercourse. She should continue to have Pap tests annually until she has had three consecutive negative test results ... Beginning at age 30, adding HPV testing is a preferred option to the Pap test, and if both are negative, a woman may go to every three years unless she is at increased risk based on the risk factors cited above or unless the optional... (Science Daily)
Loretta LaRoche: Bring back human phone operators Oct 27, 2009
Why do I need to know where to get my dry cleaning done, get a pap smear, have my car detailed or be able to accumulate points to go to Guatemala as a result of their new and improved services. I called to get my bank balance. (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)
More of this story Oct 22, 2009
Nor does it interest me that you have an appointment in 45 minutes for a pap smear. And heaven forbid you keep your voice down so everyone around you doesn't hear you ask the person on the other end of the line if not having a bowel movement in three days was normal or should you go to the doctor. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Four questions for Denise Landrigan, Cambridge Breast Center nurse practitioner Oct 21, 2009
The breast center has all types of women coming in: women who found a lump while self-examining in the shower; women who have breast cancer history in the family; women having their regular mammograms; and those whose Pap smear indicated they should undergo further testing. We see people here from all backgrounds and ages. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Summary for Patients Oct 20, 2009
To perform a Pap smear, doctors use a swab during an internal examination of the vagina to take a sample of cells from the cervix to look at under a microscope. Having a Pap smear every 1 to 3 years helps prevent cervical cancer by finding it at early, treatable stages ... Some doctors test women for HPV only if the Pap smear shows abnormal cells that are not clearly cancerous. (Annals of Internal Medicine)
Linger longer among lingerie and save lives Oct 18, 2009
People in Sydney's west often have higher smoking and lower pap smear rates issues of balancing life and health,'' Professor Boyages said. Colleen Newton operates a clinic in the lingerie department at Myer Parramatta, where she fits breast cancer survivors with breast protheses. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Cervical cancer vaccination: Up to parents Oct 8, 2009
He said the Health Ministry has also had a secondary prevention programme since 1969, the PAP Smear Screening Programme, to help detect cancer, but the response has not been satisfactory ... 3% of women aged 18 and above ever had a PAP Smear. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Kenya: Affordable New Weapon Against Cervical Cancer Oct 3, 2009
"We are now testing between 20 to 30 women in a day which is a marked increase from past records when we relied on Pap smear. In the past women have been coming to us when the disease has advanced and little can be done," says Odhiambo ... "In richer nations, screening using Pap smear is in place to spot the disease and treat it early, saving the lives of thousands of women. However, a successful Pap testing requires highly sophisticated laboratory equipment and trained technicians. This has... (allAfrica.com)
Cervical Cancer Strikes Poor Women Hardest Oct 3, 2009
An HPV infection is diagnosed through a pap smear, a medical procedure during which cells are scraped from the outer layer of the cervix, and examined under a microscope for changes ... "We have found out that many women across South Africa do not have access to pap smears," said Nomfundo Eland, manager of the National Women's Right Campaign run by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), one of South Africa's largest AIDS lobby groups ... "There is often a waiting list. We have statements by women... (allAfrica.com)
A family of cancer survivors Oct 3, 2009
And she either saw a doctor, or had a Pap smear, or an ultrasound, every week. And then she was late. (Littleton Independent, MA)
Scott Walker's family hopes life returns to normal Oct 1, 2009
She went two years without a Pap test, and she just happened to visit her doctor on a whim in April, wanting a check-up before returning to Ontario for the summer. If she had waited another six months, her doctor told her, her cervical cancer might have spread beyond where it was easily contained. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Vaccination And Testing For The Human Papilloma Virus Could Eradicate Cervical Cancer Sep 26, 2009
If vaccination were to be combined with HPV screening (which is much more sensitive than the currently used Pap smear test), then eventually the cancer would disappear in those countries that had successfully implemented national programmes ... "Women vaccinated above the age of about 16 will need to be regularly screened for the rest of their life, because the vaccine is not effective in women who have already been exposed to the virus. Even for girls vaccinated before this age with the current... (Science Daily)
Prostate test Sep 24, 2009
Simon Chapman and Alexandra Barratt. Prostate proposal risky. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Big Business of Selling Celebrity SecretsFrom airports, doctor's offices to court, there's no safe place to be a celeb. Sep 23, 2009
"And then she would to the gynecologist for a pap smear and it would say she's having a hysterectomy. But there would be a little pinch of the truth in it but it was always greatly exaggerated. [Fawcett] said the National Enquirer caused her more stress than the cancer. It just infuriated her, and she felt so violated.". 1. (ABC News)
To test or not to test? Sep 23, 2009
No-one complains about their rights when they have to undergo a routine prostate exam or pap smear. So, why complain about an HIV/Aids test. (iAfrica.com)
'IT'S YOUR LIFE': Local woman shares story of encouragement in breast cancer fight Sep 22, 2009
When she got a letter that her next one was coming up in September 2007, she wanted to wait until the following February to couple it with her yearly Pap smear examination. Her best friend, who was then battling pancreatic cancer, urged her to go earlier. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Effort raises profile of a 'Silent Killer' Sep 15, 2009
"I can't tell you how many patients of mine think a Pap test detects ovarian cancer," he says, shaking his head. "I tell them it's for cervical cancer. There is no definitive test for ovarian cancer.". (CNN)
Pancreatic cancer Sep 15, 2009
"Of all the relatively common human cancers, it is by far has the highest death rate and worst outcome," said Dr. Andrew Lowy, chief of surgical oncology at the Moores University of California, San Diego Cancer Center. Actor Patrick Swayze, Apple founder Steve Jobs and Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch, who died in July, also have publicly battled the disease. (CNN -- International)
All deserve health care Sep 12, 2009
beni wrote on Sep 11, 2009 12:10 AM:" Richard, for the routine care you described in your personal anecdotes, universal health care may work. However, for more specialized care, it is not the panacea you portrayed in your letter. I lived in Europe for many years and have witnessed first hand some of the weaknesses of universal, public health care. Firstly, it is far from free. Europeans pay exorbitant taxes to support the system. 50% income tax rates are not unusual - and this rate isn't just... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
HALO Breast Pap Test to Be Featured on The Doctors TV Show Sep 11, 2009
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The HALO Pap Test for the Breast -- which helps assess a womans risk of developing breast cancer -- will be featured this Friday Sept. 11 on the popular daytime healthcare talk show by co-host Lisa Masterson, MD, an ob/gyn in Santa Monica, Calif ... Like the Pap test for cervical cancer, HALO looks for cellular changes years before breast cancer might develop ... The HALO Breast Pap Test is the first fully automated, noninvasive breast disease-screening device designed for... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Sep 9, 2009
An initiative launched on Mothers Day this year to encourage low-income women to have pap smears has proved successful, the Bureau of Health Promotion said on Monday. As of Aug. 31, 5,978 women over the age of 30 who had not had a pap smear in at least three years had been tested under the program, the bureau said in a statement ... Of the total number of women tested, 2,095 had not had a pap smear in 10 years, while 1,612 had not been screened in 15 years, the bureau said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Cancer survivor has new definition of hope Sep 7, 2009
"That summer my pap smear was normal," she recalled. "In November I had some abnormal bleeding and the doctor thought it should be checked out.". (Sioux City Journal)
Yarmouth cancer survivor takes on Jimmy Fund walk Sep 6, 2009
Swindler s gynecologist, Dr. Peter Rufleth of Hyannis, discovered her cancer through her annual pap smear. Our team logo is Early detection saves someone we love, Swindler says. (Yarmouth Register, MA)
Diabetic women get fewer cancer screenings Sep 4, 2009
Study: Those with diabetes less likely to get mammograms, Pap smears ... Dr. Rodrigo Jimenez-Garcia and colleagues from Rey Juan Carlos University in Alcorcon, Spain analyzed data on 12,429 women eligible for mammography (women 40 and older) and 13,739 eligible for Pap smears (women 18 to 69 years old) ... Among the women eligible for Pap smears, roughly 66 percent of those without diabetes and 62 percent of those with diabetes had had the test recently. (MSNBC -- Health)
Less than 50 percent of women with abnormal paps receive follow-up care: study Aug 20, 2009
August 20, 2009 Less than half of Ontario women with abnormal Pap tests receive recommended and potentially life-saving follow-up care, according to a new women's health study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) ... "We need to make special efforts to reach women who are screened, but do not receive the necessary follow-up and may eventually fall through the cracks. To improve surveillance and treatment, we need a system that... (EurekAlert!)
Studies: HPV vaccine overpromoted Aug 19, 2009
"The HPV vaccine is one of the greatest prevention tools since the invention of the Pap smear over 50 years ago," Turner says. "We're very excited that we have this technology available.". (USA Today)
Britons unite to defend health care amid US debate Aug 15, 2009
Both women are seen criticizing the NHS for its policies on cancer treatment; one says that not getting a Pap smear in time signed her death warrant. But the two women have told the British media that they were misled into thinking they were being interviewed for a documentary on health-care reform, not a political attack ad. (AZCentral -- News)
U.S. Health Care Gets Boost From Charity Aug 14, 2009
That is so sad that lady could not afford an $8 pap smear test and that man ... That is so sad that lady could not afford an $8 pap smear test and that man. (CBS News -- Evening News)
County's health insurance fund growing Aug 12, 2009
She said those efforts have been to remind employees that annual checkups are free and include colonoscopy, Pap smear, mammogram, PSA (prostate) testing and other screenings. Employees can also get two dental checkups a year at no cost to themselves, she said, along with reduced-cost prescriptions. (Sioux City Journal)
Daily TV listings Aug 7, 2009
Exploring age-appropriateness (too young or old) for such health-related activities as bathing with a child, having braces, plastic surgery, a pap smear and breast exam, plastic surgery or a baby. Banfield & Ford: Courtside at 11 a.m. on TRU.. (Boston Globe)
What does a routine Pap test show? Aug 6, 2009
What does a routine Pap test show ... What does a routine Pap test show. (CNN -- Health)
Teens May Not Benefit from Pap Tests Jul 30, 2009
In England, the recommended age at which a woman should first have a Pap test was recently raised to 25 ... But changes are being considered by the U.S. organizations responsible for Pap test recommendations, said Debbie Saslow, director for breast and gynecological cancer at the American Cancer Society, one of those organizations ... The study, in fact, was undertaken because many British experts believed that a pap test followed by aggressive treatment of moderate cancerous changes in the... (MEDLINEplus)
Health Happenings Jul 29, 2009
Other routine services include: Pelvic exam, pap test, breast exam, urinalysis, hemoglobin, pregnancy testing, and certain STD screenings. Public Aid medical cards are accepted. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
• Are 14 different pills too many to take in one day? Jul 28, 2009
DEAR DR. GOTT: It's nearing time for my annual Pap smear. I'm 78 years old and stressed about it. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
LETTER Protect community health providers Jul 17, 2009
One in six who obtain a Pap Test or a pelvic exam does so at a womens health center, as do one-third of women who receive counseling, testing or treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. This basic health care is essential, particularly during difficult economic times, to give women the tools they need to protect and support their families. This is particularly true when you consider that women of childbearing age spend a remarkable 68 percent more in out-of-pocket... (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Why African-Americans are at greater risk of hypertension and kidney disease Jul 14, 2009
Weill Cornell physician-scientists have been responsible for many medical advances -- including the development of the Pap test for cervical cancer; the synthesis of penicillin; the first successful embryo-biopsy pregnancy and birth in the U.S.; the first clinical trial for gene therapy for Parkinson's disease; the first indication of bone marrow's critical role in tumor growth; and, most recently, the world's first successful use of deep brain stimulation to treat a minimally conscious... (EurekAlert!)
Health center seeks SRAC funds for expansion Jul 10, 2009
By Emily Charrier-BottsINDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Thu, July 9, 7:12 PM. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Cooling my heels at useless traffic light Jul 9, 2009
One in six who obtains a pap test or other critical cancer screening receives that care from a health care provider like Planned Parenthood. This basic health care is essential, particularly during difficult economic times, to give women the tools they need to take care of themselves and their families. (NJ.com -- Times)
'Normal' cells far from cancer give nanosignals of trouble Jul 8, 2009
Like a pap smear of the cervix, a simple brushing of cells is all that is needed to get the specimen required for testing. Using PWS, the researchers made another important discovery: the abnormalities found in the nanoarchitecture of the colon cells are the same abnormalities as those found in the pancreas and lung, illustrating commonality across three very different organs. (EurekAlert!)
Make women's health a priority Jul 8, 2009
The report states that "women are more vulnerable to high health care costs ... (because) women's reproductive health requires more regular contact with health care providers, including yearly Pap test, mammograms and obstetric care.". Planned Parenthood health centers across the country are seeing an increase in patients who have lost their jobs, health insurance or who no longer have the money to pay for lifesaving medical care. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Joan Rivers Will be Seeing Red ... Kathy Griffin Named Roast Master - the 'COMEDY CENTRAL(R) Roast Of Joan Rivers' to Tape on Sunday, July 26 Jul 7, 2009
"I mean, not that Pam Anderson wasn't a comedy legend or anything ... Let's just say it will be an evening of highs and lows. I will be roasting Joan with more gentleness and tenderness than her latest chemical peel and, on the other hand, I will give her a verbal pap smear and god only knows what I'm going to find down there.". Double Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated Chicago native Griffin, a multi-faceted performer with a rapid fire wit, is probably best known for her four-year stint on... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Overhaul debate gets personal with real-life health care stories Jul 4, 2009
Ads by Conservatives for Patients' Rights feature patients like Katie Brickell, a British citizen, who says she was denied a Pap smear that could have saved her from cervical cancer. "In all likelihood, I only have a couple of years," Brickell says in a of her story. (USA Today -- News)
Advocates are back with real health care stories Jul 3, 2009
Ads by Conservatives for Patients' Rights feature patients like Katie Brickell, a British citizen, who says she was denied a Pap smear that could have saved her from cervical cancer. "In all likelihood, I only have a couple of years," Brickell says in a YouTube version of her story. (MSNBC -- Health)
What Celebrity Deaths Teach Us About Surviving Our 50s Jul 2, 2009
Fawcett s case highlights the need for women to have digital rectal exams performed annually by their gynecologists during their Pap smear screenings. Fawcett s cancer, which is highly curable when detected early, was discovered in a late stage and ultimately spread to her liver. (Fox News)
