Cervical Cancer

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Abnormal Pap Smears
Pap smear tests are proven to be the precise screening modes to detect precancerous abnormalities of cervix. Since its first appearance in 1939, pap smears have lead to significant decline in cervical cancer deaths worldwide. Abnormal pap smears do not always indicate cancer but other cervical cell abnormalities like infections also.

Mandatory HPV Vaccinations: Silliness, and Sense
Several states are considering mandatory vaccinations for pre-teen girls against cervical cancer. Conservative opposition has grown against these vaccinations, fearing they will encourage pre-marital sex. The rationale behind the Conservative opposition is silly. But they're right to oppose mandatory vaccination laws.

Why Uterine Cancer Isn’t Caught Earlier
While the Internet is a great place to gather information, be careful about staking your life on it.

Cervical Cancer Smear Test - The Long Wait
Suffering in silence is not the cure for cervical cancer but modern medicine is.

The Moralists Have Won
Think a 99% success rate would persuade the NHS to prescribe a cervical cancer drug? Think again. By Zoe Williams

Vaccination Campaign Funded By Drug Firm
A campaign fronted by doctors and celebrities to persuade European governments, including the UK, to vaccinate all young girls against cervical cancer is being entirely funded by the drug company that markets the vaccine.

Invasive Cancer Of The Cervix
Although the cause of cervical cancer is not known there are certain factors that increase the risk of developing this type of cancer.

Nasty Smear Campaigns
We should stand up against the deranged opponents of a vaccine against cervical cancer. By Zoe Williams

First Cervical Cancer Vaccine Approved in Us
The US medicines watchdog today granted a licence for the first vaccine against cervical cancer, which kills around 240,000 women worldwide a year.

Cervical Cancer: Improving Detection Through the Use of Computers
Cervical cancer is a silent, slow growing cancer that, although preventable, often goes undetected. The only defense is early detection through an accurate Pap test. There are three automated systems available that may improve the accuracy of Pap tests.