December 3, 2009- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate backed a plan on Thursday to make it easier for women to get preventive health screenings such as mammograms as it cast its first votes on ...
Oct. , 2009- The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has advised against the routine use of the human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil) in boys and men.
However, the panel ...
Few internists who care for cancer survivors address issues of sexual dysfunction with their patients, according to a study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers. In their ...
October 20, 2009- Bethesda, Maryland- The FDA has approved a second vaccine to prevent cervical cancer and cervical precancers, the vaccine's manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), announced last ...
October 4, 2009- World News and Report- On Tuesday, I wrote about a British girl, Natalie Morton, who died shortly after receiving the HPV vaccine, Cervarix.
Initial concerns were that the ...
September, 30, 2009- Australia - New cancer treatments costing thousands of dollars, and not covered by health insurance, may be out of reach for many patients, but a new survey shows most would ...
Hundreds of Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Pass Health Care Now, Not Later
More than 400 cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and their families from all 50 states and nearly every ...
Secretary Sebelius Releases $33 Million in ARRA Funds to Train Health Professionals
September, 14, 2009- HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards totaling $33 million to expand ...
Q: What is vulvar cancer?
A: Vulvar cancer is cancer that starts in the vulva, which is the outer part of the female reproductive system. The vulva includes the skin folds under the pubic ...
England- -- Cervical cancer screening should continue for women older than 50 -- even if they've had several negative test results -- because they have a similar level of risk as younger women, ...
2009- NCI- To treat pain, it must be measured. The patient and the doctor should measure pain levels at regular intervals after starting cancer treatment, at each new report of pain, and after ...
July 31 -- As their immune system weakens, people with AIDS are at increased risk for human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers, a new study has found.
It was known that people with AIDS had a ...
July 29, 2009- England and Australia- Pap smears in the under-25s has prompted calls from some experts for a review of Australia's cervical cancer screening program.
But other experts say it is ...
A large international trial funded by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals shows that the Cervarix vaccine is highly effective against infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18. Final ...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - A study published Tuesday shows that a cervical cancer vaccine from drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) is effective against not one but five of the most common ...
A study published by Sankaranarayanan et al. in the April 2, 2009 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine added to the growing evidence that a significant impact on cancer mortality can be ...
