cervical

For patients undergoing surgery on the cervical (upper) spine, overall rates of complications and death are higher at teaching hospitals than at non-teaching hospitals, reports a study in the journal Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer...

Scientists at the University of Leeds have found a way to target and destroy a key protein associated with the development of cervical and other cancers. The E7 protein is produced early in the lifecycle of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and blocks the body's natural defences against the...

JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A research letter by Zahava Berkowitz, M.S.P.H., M.Sc., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and colleagues found that most of the 2,087 primary care clinicians surveyed recommended Papanicolaou (pap) tests sooner than recommended by...

Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer have better treatment outcomes and are more likely to survive the disease if they receive care at a high-volume medical center than patients treated at low-volume facilities, according to research presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology's...

For older adults with "C2" fractures of the upper (cervical) spine, surgery and nonsurgical treatment provide similar short- and long-term outcomes, reports a study in the May issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott...

The American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) have proposed new guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer. The proposed guidelines, which are now posted for...

Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have determined that the majority of primary care providers continue to recommend annual cervical cancer screening, and less than 15% would extend the screening interval when using the Papanicolaou test and human...

A high school football player's broken neck from which he's recovered has yielded breakthrough biomechanical data on cervical spine injuries that could ultimately affect safety and equipment standards for athletes. University of New Hampshire associate professor of kinesiology Erik Swartz...

wondering... if i have nicotine stains on my fingers and i finger a girl, does it increase her chance of getting cervical cancer?

been on vacation.? she had two miscarriages prior and is very concerned about returning to work. The obgyn says it's ok. Should she be worried?

Clinical guidelines recommend screening low-risk women for cervical cancer every three years after age 30, but most primary care clinicians report that they would advise testing for the disease more frequently, according to a report in the June 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of...

After television personality, Jade, died of cervical cancer, last year, the number of women coming forward for smear tests doubled, according to Mr Paul Carter, Consultant Gynaecologist and lead clinician for treating abnormal smears, at St Georges Hospital and in Harley Street. He voices his...

After television personality, Jade, died of cervical cancer, last year, the number of women coming forward for smear tests doubled, according to Mr Paul Carter, Consultant Gynaecologist and lead clinician for treating abnormal smears, at St Georges Hospital and in Harley Street. He voices his...

After television personality, Jade, died of cervical cancer, last year, the number of women coming forward for smear tests doubled, according to Mr Paul Carter, Consultant Gynaecologist and lead clinician for treating abnormal smears, at St Georges Hospital and in Harley Street. He voices his...

In observance of National Cervical Health Awareness Month, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (the College) has an important message for women: All women should have an annual well-woman exam, but not all women need annual Pap tests. For many women, the College now advises...

Although the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently recommended that women begin cervical cancer screening at age 21, "the advice seems odd" considering that one in four U.S. teenage girls has a sexually transmitted infection, columnist Cheryl Wetzstein writes in the...

Although new breast cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force have "shocked and angered" women across the country, the debate over the risks and benefits of cancer screening has been ongoing for over a decade, according to experts, USA Today reports. The panel's...

Cervical spondylosis is a general term for age-related wear and tear affecting the joints in the neck. It is also known as cervical osteoarthritis and degenerative osteoarthritis. This condition usually appears in men and women older than 40 and progresses with age. Men usually develop it at an...

Cervical spondylosis is a general term for age-related wear and tear affecting the joints in the neck. It is also known as cervical osteoarthritis and degenerative osteoarthritis. This condition usually appears in men and women older than 40 and progresses with age. Men usually develop it at an...

Im 18 and pregnant and due in april :) Ive had some kind of problem about a year ago with discomfort 'below' it has since passed, but with all the hype about Jade Goody im starting to worry it was something more as it was pretty bad. I was wondering am i too young for a test and will i have to...