Topic: Cervical Cancer
AP News | 2009-11-21 13:24:44
AP News | 2009-11-20 17:28:48
<div id="subtitle">Guidelines say less frequent Paps OK to detect cervical cancer - every 2 years for under-30</div><div><p>First mammograms. Now — in an apparent coincidence — Pap smears.</p><p>New guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20s ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-11-20 15:10:30
<div><p>Women should not get their first cervical cancer screening before age 21, the leading US group of women's health care professionals said Friday, also recommending less frequent subsequent tests.</p><p>Pushing back the age of the first screening would help avoid giving teen girls unnecessary treatment, which can ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-11-20 15:10:30
<div><p>Days after controversy erupted over new breast cancer screening guidelines, a US health group has said women should wait longer to get their first cervical cancer test.</p><p>The New York Times reported Friday that the American College of Obstetricians is now advising women to wait until age 21 ...
