Recent numbers suggest that the Affordable Care Act may be responsible for an increase in cervical cancer detection. This, of course, could lead to more women receiving treatment for the condition; and that’s a great thing.
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Kaiser Study Finds Fertility Unaffected by Common Cervical Procedures
A new Kaiser Permanente study found that common surgical procedures used to prevent cervical cancer do not decrease women’s chances of becoming pregnant.
HPV Test Approved for Cervical Cancer Screening
The FDA announced approval Thursday of the human papillomavirus DNA test as a primary screening method for cervical cancer.
Cervical Cancer Could be Prevented with an HIV Drug: Tablet Kills the Virus that Causes the Disease
Cervical cancer could be prevented by a commonly-used HIV drug, scientists say. The medicine has been shown to kill-off the human papilloma virus (HPV) that leads to cervical cancer.
HPV Causes a Growing Number of Oral Cancers
Health officials say the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, a known cause of cervical cancer, has surpassed smoking and alcohol use to become the leading cause of head and neck cancers in the U.S., particularly among men.
Two Doses of HPV Vaccine May be Just as Effective as Three, Study Shows
The human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine is widely viewed as an effective way to protect women from both cervical cancer and genital warts. But doctors suspect the high cost and inconvenience associated with the vaccine, which consist of three shots given over the course of six months, may be preventing women and young girls from receiving it.
2 in 5 Parents Don’t Support HPV Vaccinations for Daughters
New study shows that more than 2 out of every 5 parents in the U.S. find vaccination against human papilloma virus unnecessary.
According to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 11,967 new cases of HPV-associated cervical cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year. The agency recommends the HPV vaccination for all pre-teen girls and boys aged 11 to 12.
“HPV causes essentially 100 percent of cervical cancer and 50 percent of all Americans get infected at least once with HPV. It’s a silent infection. You cannot tell when you’ve been exposed or when you have it. While most HPV infections clear, a percentage linger and start the process of cancerous changes. The HPV vaccine is an anti-cancer vaccine,” said Robert Jacobson, M.D., a pediatrician with the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center and senior author of the study.
The number of parents saying that they wouldn’t get their children vaccinated has grown over the past few years. In 2010, about 44 percent had said no to the vaccine compared to about 40 percent in 2005. Read full article.