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October 18th, 2007

Cancer Commentary Links 18-Oct-2007

Rain clouds seem to have made my part of the world its indefinite home. The skies over us haven’t been clear for a week now and looks like will stay that way for several more days that hopefully won’t make it to Christmas-time like it did last year.
The words low pressure area, monsoon rains sound […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

November 6th, 2006

HPV Test, Better Long-term Predictor Of Cervical Cell Abnormalities Than Pap Smear in Older Women

The traditional Pap smear is still the best initial cervical cancer screening tool for younger women.
A new large Danish study however, found that a test for human papillomavirus (HPV) is a much more effective way of screening for potential cancer in older women (age 40 and above).
The researchers specifically found that the absolute risk of […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments