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Find information about treatment, diagnosis and decision support through tools and resources for medical and healthcare practitioners. 2009-11-21T23:04:04Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cervical-Cancer-Screening-Guidelines-Updated/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643209?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Women should not start getting routine cervical cancer tests until age 21, and then they should repeat them every two years instead of annually though age 30, according to new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643209/femaledoc.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643209null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Nervous-System-Cancer-Linked-to-Cognitive-Impairme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642028?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Survivors of childhood central nervous system cancers are more likely to report reduced neurocognitive function resulting in lower education, employment and income in adulthood than survivors of other cancers, according to a study in the November issue of Neuropsychology. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028/BRAINsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Arthritis-Drugs-Unlikely-to-Increase-Cancer-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640420?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Rheumatoid arthritis patients who start taking anti-tumor necrosis factor α drugs are not likely to have a higher risk of developing cancer than other groups of rheumatoid arthritis patients, according to a Swedish study in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640420/ARTHRITIS.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640420null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Primary-Care-Physician-Use-of-Pap-Testing-Examined/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638900?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Primary care physicians' recommendations for Papanicolaou testing are less likely to be in line with cervical cancer screening guidelines, according to a cross-sectional survey published in the Nov. 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638900/40267.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638900null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/More-OBGYNs-NPs-need-to-be-screening-for-colorecta/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642858?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Although about 95% of obstetricians/gynecologists and nurse practitioners (NPs) screen their female patients for breast and cervical cancer, only bout 75% screen for colorectal cancer (CRC), according to the findings of a recent study. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/472009/642858null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Liquid-Based-Cytology-Found-No-Better-Than-Pap-Sme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637059?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Liquid-based cytology has no better sensitivity or specificity than conventional cytology for detection of cervical cancer precursors, according to a study in the Oct. 28 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637059/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637059null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Neonatal-Outcomes-Examined-in-Cancer-Pregnancies/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636218?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Pregnancies in women with cancer tend to have good outcomes overall, but have been associated with high rates of induced labor and newborn admission to a neonatal intensive care unit, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636218/hospital_room.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636218null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cost-Efficacy-of-HPV-Vaccine-in-Older-Women-Explor/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635629?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Giving human papillomavirus vaccinations to older women may provide little absolute risk reduction at a high cost, according to a study in the Oct. 20 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635629/femaledoc.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635629null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Breast+Cancer/Integrating-Late-Breaking-Growth-Factor-Evidence-G/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635390?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 2009-10-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/modernmedicine/432009/635390null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/FDA-Approves-Vaccines-for-HPV-Related-Disease/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635021?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 On Oct. 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two vaccines to prevent diseases related to human papillomavirus in males and females. 2009-10-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635021/45040small.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635021null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Standards-of-Care-Evolving-for-Uncommon-Uterine-Ca/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633905?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Uterine papillary serous carcinoma, the less common form of endometrial cancer, causes a disproportionate number of deaths, and more clinical trials are needed to develop evidence-based management strategies, according to a literature review in the October issue of Gynecologic Oncology. 2009-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633905/femaledoc.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633905null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-HPV-Types-Identified-in-Indian-Women/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633383?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Human papillomavirus types -16 and -18 are common in north Indian women with cervical cancer or an unhealthy cervix, and a cervical cancer vaccine targeting these types could eliminate 75 percent of the region's cervical cancers, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research Meeting, held from Oct. 8 to 11 in Boston. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633383/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633383null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Risk-of-Cancers-in-HIV-Infected-Patients-Assessed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633388?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Immunodeficiency greatly increases the risk of seven AIDS-defining and non-AIDS-defining cancers in HIV-infected patients, and combination treatment that increases CD4 counts can reduce this risk, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633388/HIV.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633388null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Gynecologic-cancer-A-unique-way-to-heighten-awaren/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637971?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 The sole mission of a new rock band, NED (no evidence of disease), is to enhance knowledge of gynecologic cancers and raise awareness and money for the fight against women's reproductive cancer. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637971null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-ovarian-cancer-test-approved/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637984?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 On Sept. 11, the Food and Drug Administration cleared OVA1, a test that helps detect ovarian cancer in women with pelvic masses requiring surgery. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637984null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-cervical-cancer-test-may-predict-risk/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637975?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 A new tool for assessing cervical cancer risk may offer clinicians a simpler method for making treatment decisions than commonly used management algorithms 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637975null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Tool-May-Accurately-Predict-Cervical-Cancer-Ri/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629037?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 A new tool for assessing cervical cancer risk may offer clinicians a simpler method for making treatment decisions than commonly used management algorithms, according to an article published online Sept. 20 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-09-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629037/pda.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629037null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HPV-Load-in-Cervical-Tumors-Can-Affect-Relapse-Sur/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628319?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Uterine cervical cancer patients with low human papillomavirus viral loads in their tumors have a higher risk of cancer relapse after treatment with radiotherapy and exhibit worse disease-free survival, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628319/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628319null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Robotic-revolution-in-gynecologic-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624517?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Robotic technology has already revolutionized laparoscopic urologic surgery. Will gynecologic surgery be next? 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624517/obgyn0909_Robotic-surgery_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Survival-of-grade-1-endometrial-Ca-is-excellent-no/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624501?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Different treatment of grade 1 endometrial cancer seems to have no effect on the survival rate. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624501null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Histology-Can-Reduce-Cancer-Risk-After-Abnormal-Pa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/619592?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 In women with an abnormal Pap smear, histological assessment of low-grade abnormalities reduces the risk of developing invasive cervical cancer, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-08-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619592/29008.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619592null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Aggressive-Approach-to-Cervix-Abnormalities-Questi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/614918?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 The benefits of referring women for immediate colposcopy or aggressive treatment instead of cytological surveillance following detection of low-grade cervical abnormalities may not outweigh the risks of overtreatment, according to three related studies from the Trial Of Management of Borderline and Other Low-grade Abnormal smears (TOMBOLA) published online on July 28 in BMJ. 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614918/womensmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614918null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Screening-Under-25s-May-Not-Cut-Cervical-Cancer-Ra/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/614915?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Screening women aged 20 to 24 for cervical cancer has little impact on rates of invasive cancer up to age 30, according to a study published online July 28 in BMJ, while another study concludes that women with persistent human papillomavirus infection are at increased risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614915/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614915null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cervical-Procedure-May-Double-Risk-of-Preterm-Birt/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/611737?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Women who undergo loop electrosurgical excision of the cervix, a procedure widely used for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, face a doubled risk of spontaneous singleton preterm delivery, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-07-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611737/40274.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611737null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+Showcase/Serious-Infections-in-the-Hospital-Setting/CME/Article/detail/638838?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 The primary objectives of this DVD and monograph are to provide infectious disease specialists, surgeons, critical care specialists, pulmonologists, hospitalists, and hospital pharmacists with current and clinically relevant information about the diagnosis, classification, and optimal multidisciplinary management of complicated infectious diseases, and to help clinicians improve the quality of care they provide their patients. 2009-06-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/452009/638838null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/DCIS-often-not-monitored-after-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602116?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Women who undergo breast-conserving surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) often do not receive long-term surveillance mammography, according to a study published online May 11 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602116null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASCO-Advances-Highlighted-in-Cancers-Affecting-Wom/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/601068?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Significant progress is being made in the fight against breast, ovarian and cervical cancers, according to several studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held from May 29 to June 2 in Orlando, Fla. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601068/33191.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601068null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Surgical-Technique-for-Cervical-Cancer-Effecti/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/601075?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 A new surgical technique that removes the Fallopian tubes, uterus, and parts of the vagina is effective in preventing recurrences in women with cervical cancer compared with radical hysterectomy, according to a study published online June 1 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601075/instruments_59184.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601075null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/HPV-infection-not-uncommon-in-girls-before-sexual-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597543?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Subclinical HPV infection more prevalent in sexually inactive young girls than thought, say positive HPV DNA test results. 2009-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/202009/597543null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hormonal-Contraceptive-Link-to-HPV-Cervical-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/595056?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Women using hormonal contraception who tested positive for the human papillomavirus are not at increased risk of developing cervical cancer, according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. However, use of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is linked with higher risk of oncogenic HPV infection. 2009-04-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595056/womensmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595056null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cervical-Cancer-Risk-Persists-After-Age-50/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/595058?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Women over the age of 50 who have several consecutive negative smear test results are at similar risk of cervical cancer as their younger counterparts with the same test history, according to a study published online April 24 in BMJ. 2009-04-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595058/cancer2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595058null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Follow-up-testing-after-cervical-Ca-treatment-not-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593268?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 While guidelines call for HPV testing in CIN follow-up treatment, there's insufficient research to guide clinicians in test choice. 2009-04-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/162009/593268null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Age-Disease-Stage-May-Decide-Vaginal-Cancer-Outcom/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/591924?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Women treated with laser vaporization for vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia may be at greater risk of recurrence if they are aged 48 or younger or if they were diagnosed with stage III cancer, compared to their older counterparts and those with less advanced disease, according to a study published online March 16 in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 2009-04-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/591924/29084.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/591924null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Gynecologic-Oncology-Clinical-Centers-of-Excellenc/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592898?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Physicians looking to refer their cancer patients to a top-notch treatment center can turn to this profile of some of the best centers in the US. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592898null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Urges-More-Clinical-Research-on-Gynecologic-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/590554?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 While professional guidelines call for human papillomavirus testing in the follow-up of treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, there is insufficient clinical research to guide the clinician in the selection of the test to use, according to a report in the April issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-03-31T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/590554/29072.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/590554null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HPV-Positive-Test-Less-Likely-Than-Previously-Repo/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/583397?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 The incidence of a positive carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) test in a general population of women is less likely than previously reported, suggesting concerns over HPV testing in general clinical practice may be overstated, according to research published in the March issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-02-25T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/092009/583397/patienttest_59156.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/092009/583397null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Poorer-Prognosis-for-Black-Women-with-Uterine-Tumo/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/581881?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Black women with uterine corpus tumors have a higher likelihood of mortality compared with white women, revealing a racial disparity that has continued over time, according to research published online Feb. 9 in Cancer. 2009-02-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/082009/581881/patientdoctor_40023.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/082009/581881null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Predictors-of-contralateral-breast-cancer-identifi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580431?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 In unilateral breast cancer patients, evaluating 5-year Gail risk and histologic findings in the ipsilateral breast may predict the risk of developing cancer in the other breast and help clinicians decide whether to perform a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. 2009-02-15T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/072009/580431null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Black-Teens-Receptive-to-HPV-Vaccination/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/579855?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Despite a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rate of only 25 percent, black adolescents and their caregivers hold generally positive attitudes about the vaccine, according to research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities held Feb. 3 to 6 in Carefree, Ariz. 2009-02-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/579855/blackgirl.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/579855null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Clinician-to-Clinician-Ovarian-mass-Was-it-benign-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/581089?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Meigs' syndrome and elevated CA-125: even then, clinicians should consider a benign ovarian tumor 2009-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/072009/581089null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Human-Papillomavirus-Load-Linked-to-Cervical-Cytol/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/578633?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Levels of human papillomavirus-18 (HPV-18) DNA in cervical tissue are only associated with the severity of cervical cytology in women who do not go on to develop a precursor to cervical cancer, according to a report published in the Feb. 4 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2009-01-30T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/052009/578633/womendocandpatient.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/052009/578633null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Keeping-Ovaries-Safe-in-Some-Endometrial-Cancer-Pa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/577977?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Premenopausal women with early-stage endometrial cancer do not have higher odds of five-year survival if they undergo oophorectomy in addition to hysterectomy, according to study findings published online Jan. 26 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-01-28T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/052009/577977/patient_18249.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/052009/577977null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Combined-Screening-More-Effective-for-Cervical-Can/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/575908?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Screening for cervical cancer by first testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA followed by triaging with cytology and further HPV tests is more effective than performing a Pap smear alone, according to research published online Jan. 13 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2009-01-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/032009/575908/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/032009/575908null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cervical-Cancer-Cofactors-Linked-to-Secondary-Canc/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573706?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Among survivors of cervical cancer, the risk of a second smoking-related cancer is significantly higher in cervical squamous cell carcinoma patients than in adenocarcinoma patients, according to study findings published online Dec. 29 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-01-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/022009/573706/lungcancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/022009/573706null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HIV-Therapy-May-Affect-Human-Papillomavirus/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573252?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 In HIV-infected women with pre-existing abnormal cervical cytology, highly active antiretroviral therapy may enhance clearance of human papillomavirus in those who already have cervical disease, according to research published in the January issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-12-29T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012008/573252/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012008/573252null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Test-to-detect-ovarian-Ca-should-not-be-on-the-mar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571517?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 The OvaSure test has been withdrawn at the request of the FDA because it may prompt some women to have their ovaries removed unnecessarily. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571517null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-imaging-technique-identifies-cervical-cancer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571823?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Diffusion-weighted MRI in combination with T2-weighted MRI may improve detection of early-stage, invasive cervical cancer. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571823null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Imaging-Technique-Identifies-Cervical-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/560917?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Diffusion-weighted MRI in combination with T2-weighted MRI may improve the detection of small-volume, early-stage invasive cervical cancer, according to the results of a pilot study published in the October issue of Radiology. 2008-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432008/560917/scan_MIC091ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432008/560917null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Treatment+Areas/Gardasil-gets-expanded-use-approval-from-FDA/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557601?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 In addition to its earlier FDA approval for prevention of cervical cancer, Gardasil has received FDA approval for use in preventing vaginal and vulvar cancers in girls and women age 9 to 26. 2008-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/412008/557601null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Benefits-and-Risks-Affect-Cervical-Cancer-Screenin/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/553326?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Among women who regularly screen for cervical cancer, lifetime risk is similar among differing screening approaches, but differences in referral for invasive work-up are significant, researchers report in the Sept. 22 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 2008-09-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392008/553326/womendocandpatient.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392008/553326null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Test-Improves-Sensitivity-of-Cervical-Cancer-Detec/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/549254?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Overexpression of a protein associated with viral infection and cell growth in women positive for human papillomavirus can improve the sensitivity of cervical cancer detection compared with conventional cytology, according to the results of a study published online Sept. 9 in The Lancet Oncology. 2008-09-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372008/549254/lab_18108.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372008/549254null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/News-Obese-need-better-endometrial-prevention-stra/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/549136?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 In most obese women, neither Ocs nor current screening methods are cost-effective endometrial cancer prevention strategies. 2008-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372008/549136null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/WCC-Cervical-Cancer-Control-Feasible-in-Third-Worl/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/546511?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 In developing countries, vaccines against the human papillomavirus and new screening strategies offer an unprecedented opportunity to combat cervical cancer since standard Pap smear screening has proven too expensive and complicated to implement, according to research presented at the World Cancer Congress of the International Union Against Cancer held Aug. 27 to 31 in Geneva, Switzerland. 2008-08-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352008/546511/18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352008/546511null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Endometrial-Cancer-Prevention-Strategies-Needed-fo/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529239?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 In most obese women, neither oral contraceptives nor current screening methods are cost-effective endometrial cancer prevention strategies. But oral contraceptives may be a cost-effective strategy for subgroups of women who are morbidly obese or have longstanding anovulation, researchers report in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-07-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/529239/59256.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/529239null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+Insights/News-Experts-evaluations-of-cervical-images-often-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527763?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Experienced colposcopists' evaluations of cervical lesion grades based on static digital images have fair to poor reproducibility. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/272008/527763null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Experts-Evaluation-of-Cervical-Images-Often-Differ/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/521898?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Experienced colposcopists' evaluations of cervical lesion grades based on static digital images have fair to poor reproducibility, according to a report published in the June issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-06-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/521898/doctor_40312.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/521898null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+-+ACCREDITED+ARTICLES/Cervical-cancer-screening-in-pregnancy-Impact-of-t/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/522813?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Deferred treatment of pregnant women's cytologic abnormalities until after delivery at term—except for frankly invasive cervical cance—are among key recommendations of 2006 ASCCP guidelines. 2008-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242008/522813null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/American-College-of-Obstetricians-and-Gynecologist/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516404?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516404null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/ACOG-Intrauterine-Device-Has-Benefits-Beyond-Contr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515646?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 The intrauterine device (IUD), in addition to being an effective contraceptive, may also provide protection against endometrial cancer, according to an update in contraception lecture presented at the 56th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists held this week in New Orleans. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515646/womendocandpatient.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515646null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Endometrial-cancer/CustomizableHandout/Article/detail/554971?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Endometrial cancer is cancer that starts in the endometrium, the lining of the uterus (womb). 2008-05-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/customizablehandout/modernmedicine/402008/554971null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+Insights/News-SGO-Biomarkers-accurate-in-ovarian-cancer-det/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515981?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 The measurement of two biomarkers in women with ovarian masses appears to be accurate in disginguishing which patients are most likely to have cancer. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192008/515981null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Features+Article/Menopause-medicine-Resolving-three-treatment-dilem/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515886?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Should hormone therapy be stopped before surgery? Does low libido in women require testosterone testing? The pelvic exam: At what age should it be discontinued? 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192008/515886null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+Insights/News-Does-caffeine-reduce-the-threat-of-ovarian-Ca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515976?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 A Nurse's Health Study finds that the greater a woman's caffeine consumption, the lower her risk for ovarian cancer. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192008/515976null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+Showcase/Clinical-Pathways-Development-for-Early-Stage-Brea/CME/Article/detail/640905?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Recently, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) released new guidance on the use of breast cancer tumor markers in breast cancer management strategies. Specifically, they provided new guidance on the role of molecular diagnostics in breast cancer treatment planning. 2008-04-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/462009/640905null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ob%2FGyn+Surgery/Adhesion-prevention-and-hemostasis-in-pelvic-surge/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510096?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Adhesion barriers and controlling excess bleeding during pelvic surgery are easier than ever—thanks to biotechnology advances. 2008-04-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/162008/510096null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cervical-Threats-May-Arrive-Without-Human-Papillom/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/507592?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Out of any sizeable population, the occasional woman with cervical precancer will test negative for high-risk human papillomavirus for a variety of possible reasons, according to research published in the April issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-04-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/507592/overweight_woman.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/507592null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Obesity-Is-a-Barrier-to-Breast-Cervical-Cancer-Scr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/505331?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Women who are obese are less likely to undergo recommended screening for cervical and breast cancer, suggesting that efforts to improve screening should target this population, according to an article published online March 24 in Cancer. 2008-03-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132008/505331/mammogram_40259.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132008/505331null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/SGO-Conference-Spotlights-Cervical-Cancer-HPV-Vacc/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/502823?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Cervical cancer is a major focus of this year's Society of Gynecologic Oncologists' Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer, March 9-12 in Tampa, Fla., with eight sessions dedicated to issues surrounding cervical cancer and use of the humanpapilloma virus (HPV) vaccine. 2008-03-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112008/502823/womendocandpatient.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112008/502823null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/SGO-Current-Surgical-Staging-of-Uterine-Cancer-Ina/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/502963?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Endometrial cancer spreads to distant lymph nodes more often than was previously believed, suggesting that current lymph node sampling practices may not be sufficient for adequate surgical staging, according to research findings presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists' 39th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer this week in Tampa, Fla. 2008-03-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112008/502963/surgery_18063.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112008/502963null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Many-Women-Lack-Knowledge-About-HPV-and-Cervical-C/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/501409?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Despite increased media attention surrounding the human papillomavirus (HPV), many women lack basic awareness of HPV and its link to cervical cancer, according to the results of a survey released this week by the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health. 2008-03-07T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/102008/501409/womendocandpatient.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/102008/501409null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+-+ACCREDITED+ARTICLES/Tamoxifen-and-raloxifene-Dealing-with-the-side-eff/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/500730?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 While these drugs can help prevent breast cancer, they also carry the risk of serious complications and affect a patient's quality of life. Three experts offer advice on how to manage these problems. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/102008/500730null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cover+Story/Ovarian-cancer-Recognizing-early-symptoms-can-make/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/500729?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 With no reliable screening tests available, ob/gyns have tried to use their clinical judgment and the patient's medical history to detect the disease in its early stages. Recent studies have found, however, that a specific set of persistent signs and symptoms may signal emerging disease and warrant follow-up diagnostic testing. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/102008/500729/ovarian_cancer_coverCOG0308_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Age-Based-Screening-Cost-Effective-for-Cervical-Ca/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/498699?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Regardless of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination status, the most cost-effective strategy for cervical cancer screening is for younger women to receive HPV DNA testing only for equivocal cytology results, while HPV DNA testing should be used as the primary test in older women, researchers report in the Mar. 5 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2008-02-27T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/092008/498699/womendocandpatient.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/092008/498699null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Stress-May-Affect-Progression-of-Cervical-Dysplasi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/492401?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Stress may play a role in the development of cervical cancer by impairing the body's cell-mediated immune response to human papillomavirus infection, facilitating progression of cervical disease, according to an article published in the February issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2008-02-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/082008/492401/Ss42052.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/082008/492401null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Stroma-Fibroblasts-Contribute-to-Cervical-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/487794?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 The stroma, particularly cancer-associated fibroblasts, contributes to the proliferation and angiogenesis of cervical lesions through several cellular signaling pathways, according to the results of an animal study published in the January issue of PLoS Medicine. 2008-01-29T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/052008/487794/29084.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/052008/487794null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Study-Addresses-Short-Term-Costs-in-Cancer-Screeni/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/481881?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 The average costs for breast and cervical cancer screening provided under a national program established by the U.S. Congress are similar to other screening estimates reported in the literature, according to research published online Dec. 21 in the journal Cancer. 2008-01-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012008/481881/patientdoctor_40023.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012008/481881null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/*CME+-+ACCREDITED+ARTICLES/Grand-Rounds-New-concepts-in-nongestational-acute-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483468?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Treat your nonpregnant patient with one of these drug regimens to reduce out-of-control blood loss while she's waiting for the operating room—and she may not need surgery to stop hemorrhage, after all, says this expert. Noting that our standard treatments for this challenging, often overlooked emergency are based on scant data, he assesses your options. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022008/483468/i1_thumbnail.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022008/483468/obgyn0108_Coverclip6_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Sentinel-Lymph-Node-Sites-Identified-for-Cervical-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/480895?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 In patients with invasive cervical cancer, the most common sentinel node locations are external iliac, obturator and parametrium, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2007-12-21T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/512007/480895/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/512007/480895null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Serum-CRP-Is-Prognostic-Factor-in-Endometrial-Canc/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/477056?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Among patients with surgically treated endometrial cancer, elevated serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with a less favorable prognosis, according to an article published in Obstetrics & Gynecology in December. 2007-12-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/477056/Ss36041.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/477056null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Current-Oral-Contraceptive-Use-Linked-to-Cervical-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/471766?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Current users of oral contraceptives have an almost double risk of developing cervical cancer compared to never-users and the risk declines after oral contraceptives are discontinued, but the mechanisms are unclear, researchers report in the Nov. 10 issue of The Lancet. 2007-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452007/471766/59256.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452007/471766null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cervix-Sparing-Hysterectomy-Requires-Careful-Scree/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/470452?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 A method of hysterectomy in which the cervix is not removed should only be offered to women deemed to be low risk for cervical or endometrial cancer, and patients electing this method should be counseled regarding the lack of evidence demonstrating benefits over total hysterectomy, according to a report published in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2007-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/470452/surgery_18058.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/470452null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/*CME+-+ACCREDITED+ARTICLES/Helping-endometrial-cancer-survivors-to-live-longe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/470520?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Endometrial cancer survivors are more likely to be obese and to die from co-existing illnesses. Here are at least five ways gynecologists can help them live longer—with a better quality of life. 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452007/470520null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Limitations-Exist-with-Cervical-Cancer-Imaging/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/469079?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 MRI is superior to computed tomography (CT) for tumor visualization in women with early invasive cervical cancer, though both modalities are limited due to substantial variability in radiologists' interpretation of a scan, researchers report in the November issue of Radiology. 2007-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442007/469079/scan_MIC091ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442007/469079null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Cervical-Cancer-Risk-Persists-Years-After-Initial-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/468294?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Women treated for cervical cancer in situ or severe dysplasia bordering on cervical cancer in situ have a heightened risk of developing invasive cervical cancer 25 years after their original treatment, and the degree of risk has steadily increased since 1958, according to a report published online Oct. 24 in BMJ. 2007-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432007/468294/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432007/468294null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/HPV-Test-Shows-High-Sensitivity-for-Cervical-Cance/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/466318?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 A test for oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) alone or combined with a conventional Pap smear can detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia with a higher sensitivity than the Pap smear alone, according to two studies published in the Oct. 18 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2007-10-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422007/466318/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422007/466318null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Sign+Out/Sign-Out-If-it-aint-broke-why-are-we-fixing-it/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/464308?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 If the message is you don't need a Pap smear, many patients will hear: you don't need a visit. 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412007/464308null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medicine+in+the+News/MEDICINE-IN-THE-NEWS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/448852?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Breaking the silence on ovarian cancer; Bad news for 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http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/322007/448541null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Human-Papillomavirus-More-Prevalent-in-Poor-Women/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573538?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 Compared with women with more resources, low-income American women are at higher risk for human papillomavirus infection, researchers report in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2007-07-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/573538/168127a.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/573538null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Spermicidal-May-Raise-Risk-for-Sexually-Transmitte/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/520421?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 The commonly used vaginal spermicide, nonoxynol-9, may facilitate human papillomavirus infection while vaginal lubricants containing the polysaccharide carrageenan may help prevent infection, according to the results of a study in mice published in the July issue of Nature Medicine. 2007-07-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232008/520421/mouse.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232008/520421null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Spermicidal-May-Raise-Risk-for-Sexually-Transmitte/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/499305?contextCategoryId=40228&ref=25 The commonly used vaginal spermicide, nonoxynol-9, may facilitate human papillomavirus infection while vaginal lubricants containing the polysaccharide carrageenan may help prevent infection, according to the results of a study in mice published in the July issue of Nature Medicine. 2007-07-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/092008/499305/mouse.jpg 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