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Cervical Cancer Overview

There has been much debate as to how to prevent and predict different types of cancer including cervical cancer in women. Young age at first intercourse, high number of sexual partners, high parity, cigarette smoking, race, and low socioeconomic status have consistently emerged as significant risk factors for cervical cancer.3-5 These, however, are linked to sexual behavior and the acquisition of HPV, and, except for smoking, none have consistently been shown to be significant independent risk factors.

There has been considerable controversy regarding the association between oral contraceptives and cervical cancer.6,7,8 While E6 and E7 HPV oncogene expression can be potentiated by estrogen in laboratory experiments,6-9 few epidemiologic studies of oral contraceptive use and cervical cancer have been able to control for the fact that women using oral contraceptives tend not to use barrier contraceptives and may have more sexual contacts. A common practice pattern among some clinicians has been to stop oral contraceptives when an abnormal Pap result is reported. This practice can result in unplanned pregnancy just as the patient presents for diagnostic evaluation and management. The instruction to discontinue oral contraceptives also ignores the current understanding of the epidemiology and natural history of the disease.

Cigarette smoking (even passive smoke) has been linked to an increased risk of cervical cancer.10-13 Interestingly, any observed effect appears to be linked to squamous carcinomas and not adenocarcinomas or adenosquamous carcinomas.14 The presence of cigarette carcinogens in cervical mucus has been described as a possible biological explanation for the epidemiologic association.

Cancer is a very difficult disease to cure and it seems as if preventative medicine is the most effective way to stop cancer before it starts. Education can not only help people lead longer lives, but healthier lives. Education also starts with a person's first teachers; their parents. If parents take time to condition their children to lead a healthy life, such as eating right, exercising and not smoking along with doing even easier things like using sunscreen, they will grown up with good habits, which will help reduce their risk.





Cervical Cancer News

18 Oct 2009 at 1:00am
Three quarters of sexually active students who took part in a survey of cervical screening had never had a Pap smear, despite being aware of the importance of such tests, according to results of a study carried out in Serbia - the country with the highest incidence and mortality from cervical cancer in Europe.
8 Oct 2009 at 10:00pm
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center has won an $11.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to explore groundbreaking cervical cancer research, prevention and treatment.
23 Sep 2009 at 10:00pm
(ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation) Cervical cancer could be eradicated within the next 50 years if countries implement national screening programs based on detection of the human papilloma virus, which causes the disease, together with vaccination programs against the virus, according to cervical cancer screening expert Professor Jack Cuzick.
9 Oct 2009 at 6:00am
Persistent infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus, is known to be a cause of cervical cancer. Current guidelines prioritize HPV vaccination of pre-adolescent girls, which has been shown to be cost-effective in previous studies, but the value of vaccinating boys in the United States has been unclear.
17 Feb 2010 at 10:00pm
(University of Florida) Dolphins are the only species besides humans known to harbor infections of multiple papillomavirus types, which are known to be linked with cervical cancer in women. As a result, dolphins may be the ideal model for the study of cervical cancer in women.
19 Nov 2009 at 10:18pm
Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment.
18 Jan 2010 at 10:00pm
(Wiley-Blackwell) Combining drugs and radiotherapy improves the survival chances of women receiving treatment for cervical cancer. These are the conclusions of Cochrane Researchers who carried out the most comprehensive study of the effects of combined drug and radiotherapy in cervical cancer treatment to date.
25 Sep 2009 at 8:00am
Cervical cancer could be eradicated within the next 50 years if countries implement national screening programmes based on detection of the human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes the disease, together with vaccination programmes against the virus, according to a cervical cancer screening expert.
17 Sep 2009 at 11:26pm
A third of teenage girls have rolled up their sleeves for a vaccine against cervical cancer, but vaccination rates vary dramatically between states, according to a federal report released Thursday.
17 Sep 2009 at 2:27pm
ATLANTA (AP) -- One in three teenage girls have rolled up their sleeves for a vaccine against cervical cancer, but vaccination rates vary dramatically between states, according to a federal report released Thursday....
21 Oct 2009 at 12:13pm
ATLANTA (AP) -- A second kind of vaccine against cervical cancer may be added to the recommended list for girls and young women after a federal advisory panel voted Wednesday to support it....
20 Nov 2009 at 5:31am
New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and go for screening less often than had been previously recommended.
26 Oct 2009 at 10:00pm
(JAMA and Archives Journals) A Dutch study that included nearly 90,000 women finds that liquid-based cytology, a commonly used alternative to conventional Pap tests, is not superior to Pap tests for the detection of cervical cancer precursors or cancer, according to a study in the Oct. 28 issue of JAMA.
18 Oct 2009 at 1:00am
Nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer causes less bladder and colorectal dysfunction than standard techniques, but doesn't adversely affect survival, These are the reassuring findings from two studies carried out in Italy and the Czech Republic, and reported at the 16th International
29 Sep 2009 at 10:43am
A 14-year-old British girl died after receiving a cervical cancer vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline, but a link between the death and the drug has not yet been established, health officials said on Monday.