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52Cervical Cancer Detection
The number of deaths due to cervical cancer has significantly reduced since screening tests were first introduced in the 1950s. But even with cervical cancer detection tools available, the more than 4,000 deaths estimated by the American Cancer...
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54Don't put your health on the back burner!
Importance of routine Pap Smears. Helpful links for under deserved woman, plus personal story of one woman's fight with cervical cancer.
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84Bleeding After Menopause = Rule Out Cancer!
Uterine cancer is more common in obese women, and an important early sign of this disease is any bleeding beyond menopause. Women need to have even a slight degree of bleeding or spotting after menopause investigated by their doctor.
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77Topics in Gynecology - HPV and Cervical Cancer Risk
Certain strains of human papilloma virus are known to be the cause of cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancer. A vaccine is available for girls and young women to prevent infection with the two most common high risk strains.
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72Cervical Cancer A Silent Killer
Cervical cancer is a topic that is only to real for me, after suffering it twice in my life. The first time I was diagnosed, was through a routine pap smear. My daughter was 2 years old at the time. From the time of being diagnosed with precancerous...
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80What is the secret of life?
My best friend of forty odd years has recently sent me a number of texts written by a man who in 1957 lost the Nobel Prize for literature by just one vote to Albert Camus. That man was Nikos Kazantzakis, better known outside of Greece as the author...
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69Health Screening Tests for Women At Different Ages
Health screening tests are done to determine the possible presence of a disease or other health problems. Health screenings often are conducted routinely as a preventive measure, or may be done when there is reason to suspect a particular health...
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77Pap Smears - Do They Hurt and What Really Is Involved?
Today, I am sharing my personal knowledge on Pap smears because I myself consider this test as a potential detector of cervical or uterine cancer and this test is very helpful in prevention of cancer. My mother died of uterine cancer in 1997 and my...
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71Cervical Cancer Vaccine
There is a vaccine created for the prevention of cervical cancer. This vaccine is a miracle of sorts, a way to prevent cervical cancer in women. The new vaccine for cervical cancer protects a woman from -...
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66Cancer Risk By State
Here are interesting statistics regarding the cancer risk by state. It's a listing of the states with the highest rates of death from cancer. Since different states have different populations, for accuracy, it's measured by the cancer death rate per...
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