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  • Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Updated



    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.

  • Nervous System Cancer Linked to Cognitive Impairment



    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.

  • Arthritis Drugs Unlikely to Increase Cancer Risk



    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.

  • Primary Care Physician Use of Pap Testing Examined



    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.

  • Contemporary OB/GYN

    More OB/GYNs, NPs need to be screening for colorectal cancer



    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.

  • Liquid-Based Cytology Found No Better Than Pap Smear



    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.

  • Neonatal Outcomes Examined in Cancer Pregnancies



    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.

  • Cost, Efficacy of HPV Vaccine in Older Women Explored



    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.

  • Integrating Late-Breaking Growth Factor Evidence, Guidelines, and Policy Into Clinical Practice



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