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New hope for millions of patients suffering from liver damage (cirrhosis)

Millions of patients suffering from liver damage (cirrhosis) and failure may benefit from research by the Universities of Edinburgh and Southampton which may lead to new life-saving treatments. There is currently no cure for liver cirrhosis and a patient's only hope of survival is to receive a liver transplant.

5 Jan 2005

Speculoscopy directly after a Pap smear may detect more cervical lesions than the Pap test alone

Inspecting the cervix with a bright light technology called speculoscopy directly after a Pap smear may detect more cervical lesions than the Pap test alone, according to a new review of studies about the procedure.

28 Dec 2004

PAHO - Cervical cancer kills almost a quarter-million women worldwide each year

The Pan American Health Organization (A regional office of the World Health Organization), as a member of the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP), has issued a new publication and reported that cervical cancer—while largely preventable—kills almost a quarter-million women worldwide each year.

20 Dec 2004

Study will help cancer survivors treated with radical hysterectomy regain their sexual health

When Linda Mercer underwent a radical hysterectomy to treat her cancer, she found herself and her husband struggling to regain a satisfying sex life.

4 Dec 2004

Female condoms should be promoted as an effective solution to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS

While scientists work to find the 'perfect' solution to preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS, a reasonable option--the female condom--is not being promoted, especially in African and southeast Asian countries where the deadly virus is most prevalent, according to a new study.

24 Nov 2004

Urinary incontinence and abdominal pain are key symptoms of ovarian cancer

Results from an Olmsted Medical Center and Mayo Clinic study analyzing symptoms recorded in the medical records of ovarian cancer patients suggest ovarian cancer, long considered asymptomatic until late-stage cancer develops, does in fact have early symptoms, including urinary incontinence and abdominal pain.

18 Nov 2004

Regular smear tests rather than colposcopy is the best way of monitoring low-grade cervical lesions

Results of a US study in this week’s issue of THE LANCET suggest that regular smear tests rather than colposcopy is the best way of monitoring low-grade cervical lesions among adolescents and young women.

5 Nov 2004

Labor lasts longer for overweight or obese women

Pregnant women who are overweight or obese progress through labor more slowly than do normal weight women, according to a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health.

2 Nov 2004

Uterine fibroid treatment option 'safe and effective'

Boston Scientific Corporation today welcomed an announcement by the Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee (IPAC) of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), confirming the safety and efficacy of uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), an innovative treatment for fibroids.

1 Nov 2004

Study on the long-term health effects associated with silicone breast implants

It is estimated that between 1.5 million and 2 million women in this country have had breast implants since they first appeared on the market in 1962.

23 Sep 2004

National clinical trial on early detection of ovarian cancer available at Massey

Virginia Gov. Mark Warner declared September “Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month” in a certificate of recognition to Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center.

1 Sep 2004

Exposure to natural and man-made substances in the environment accounts for at least two-thirds of all the cases of cancer in the U.S.

These environmental factors include lifestyle choices like cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, poor diet, lack of exercise and excessive sunlight exposure. Other factors include exposure to certain medical drugs, hormones, radiation, viruses, bacteria, and chemicals that may be present in the air, water, food and workplace.

18 Aug 2004

New information guide on cervical cancer

Information and support charity CancerBACUP has launched an up-to-date guide to cervical cancer.

22 Jul 2004

The cervical screening programme has saved Britain from an epidemic of cervical cancer

Cancer Research UK scientists estimate in a report published today that systematic cervical screening, introduced in 1988, is preventing up to 5,000 deaths a year from the disease in Britain.

16 Jul 2004

Anal cancer is on the rise in both sexes

Anal cancer is on the rise in both sexes, particularly among American men, and changing trends in sexual behavior — combined with current tobacco use and infection by a specific strain of the human papillomavirus — may help explain the increase.

9 Jul 2004

Four most common cancers accounted for over half of the 225,000 new cases of malignant cancer registered in England in 2001

The four most common cancers - breast, lung, colorectal and prostate - accounted for over half of the 225,000 new cases of malignant cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) registered in England in 2001.

30 Jun 2004

Cervix News and Research

New hope for millions of patients suffering from liver damage (cirrhosis)

Speculoscopy directly after a Pap smear may detect more cervical lesions than the Pap test alone

PAHO - Cervical cancer kills almost a quarter-million women worldwide each year

Study will help cancer survivors treated with radical hysterectomy regain their sexual health

Female condoms should be promoted as an effective solution to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS

Urinary incontinence and abdominal pain are key symptoms of ovarian cancer

Regular smear tests rather than colposcopy is the best way of monitoring low-grade cervical lesions

Labor lasts longer for overweight or obese women

Uterine fibroid treatment option 'safe and effective'

Study on the long-term health effects associated with silicone breast implants

National clinical trial on early detection of ovarian cancer available at Massey

Exposure to natural and man-made substances in the environment accounts for at least two-thirds of all the cases of cancer in the U.S.

New information guide on cervical cancer

The cervical screening programme has saved Britain from an epidemic of cervical cancer

Anal cancer is on the rise in both sexes

Four most common cancers accounted for over half of the 225,000 new cases of malignant cancer registered in England in 2001

Successes in frozen ovarian tissue technology may offer hope to women being treated for cancer

American women having unnecessary PAP smears

Cervical cerclage, stitching to close cervix called into question

Cancer rates falling in the US

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