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HPV Vaccine Important for Boys, Too, Cancer Specialist Says
TribLocal - EvanstonBy Susan J. WhiteNorthShore University HealthSystem Oral and head and neck cancers comprise some of the most common cancers in the United States and have …... -
Genital warts tied to range of cancers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've ever had genital warts may have a somewhat higher risk of several types of cancer — possibly including common skin cancers, a new study suggests. The findings, reported in the Journal of Infectious...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Immune System, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research
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Bill to end HPV vaccine mandate advances in Virginia General Assembly
The House of Delegates has rejected a proposal to give parents information about a vaccine to prevent a virus that can lead to cervical cancer.
Del. Chris Stolle of Virginia Beach offered the idea as an amendment to legislation repealing Virginia's...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Cancer
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Health Notes: Some posit link between stress and cancer rates
New statistics from the American Cancer Society show a slight decline in cancer death rates between 2004 and 2008, but a few types of cancer are on the rise.
Figures released last week, in Jan. 2012, show a drop in cancer death rates of 1.8 percent...Tags: Obesity, Hormones and Metabolism, Television, Diseases and Illnesses, Diseases and Illnesses
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New Pap Test Guidelines: Why one Roanoke Doctor says you still need a Yearly Exam
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterYou may not need a pap test every year. New guidelines are out regarding screening for cervical cancer. For decades women have been told to get the test every year. The new recommendation from a government panel, The U.S. Preventative Risk Task Force,...Tags: Insurance, Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Viral Diseases and Infections, Cervical Cancer
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New recommendations for cervical cancer screenings
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThere are new recommendations from the U.S. Preventative Service Task Force for how often women should be screened for cervical cancer. Instead of being screened annually, the task force is now recommending women be screened every three years. These...Tags: HIV, Drugs and Medicines, Cancer, HPV Vaccine, Health Organizations
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"Cutting" your risk of prostate cancer
CNNThey don't call it "The Big C" for nothing. People don't even like to say the word out loud. The good news, we're told, is that there are many things we can do - or not do - in our adult lives to lower our risk of developing different types of cancer....Tags: University of Washington, HIV, Medical Research, Cancer, Skin Cancer
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Group backs HPV shot recommendation for boys
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys 11 years and up should get Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine to protect them against HPV infections, which can cause genital warts as well as oral, penile and anal cancers, the nation's largest group of pediatricians said...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Cancer
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A sharp divide on ultrasounds, HPV, 'personhood'
RICHMOND – When Majorie was 8 years old in the early 1930s, she came home from school in the Texas community she grew up in to find her mother and a friend talking about a neighbor woman who had just died, leaving four children behind.
"This...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Executive Branch, HPV Vaccine, Parenting, Quinnipiac University
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Virginia GA expected to vote on HPV vaccine Friday
Republican Del. Kathy Byron introduced a bill to end Virginia's requirement to notify parents about the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine. The vaccine prevents cervical cancer and is recommended for girls entering 6th grade in Virginia. Virginia requires...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Cancer
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HPV screenings recommended for young men and women
marieg@herald-mail.comWhen a vaccine became available several years ago that would protect against the human papillomavirus, Sarah Robbins didn't hesitate to have her 13-year-old daughter receive it. "Medical science has given us a vaccine against cancer," the Hagerstown...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Cancer
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Susan Bahorich's Blog
Comments, questions, concerns, story ideas, etc. email me at: sbahorich@wdbj7.com
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