Thursday, January 19, 2006
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Cervical Cancer Screening Rates Improving in U.S.
MedicineNet.com Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:21 PM PST
Title: Cervical Cancer Screening Rates Improving in U.S. Category: Health News Created: 1/19/2006 1:58:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/19/2006 1:58:29 AM
Report Outlines Cervical Cancer Prevention Efforts Nationwide, USA
Medical News Today Thu, 19 Jan 2006 4:18 PM PST
"Progress Report 2006: The 'State' of Cervical Cancer Prevention in America," Women In Government: The second annual nationwide report finds that 20 states and the District of Columbia increased efforts toward eradicating cervical cancer in the past year. The report's findings are based on testing rates, rates of uninsured women, coverage of advanced screening technology in state health care
Cervical Cancer Screening Rates Improving in U.S.
HealthCentral.com Thu, 19 Jan 2006 3:36 AM PST
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to screen American women for cervical cancer have gotten better, but improvement is still needed. That's the conclusion of a new report that tracked recent progress on the issue state by state.
HPV Testing A Cost-effective Strategy For Women With Equivocal Cervical Screening Results
Medical News Today Thu, 19 Jan 2006 7:18 AM PST
A new study has found that using human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing to determine who should receive a cervical examination called colposcopy is a cost-effective management strategy for women with equivocal Pap test results known as ASCUS (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance). The study appears in the January 18 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute... click
