Cervical Cancer
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Cervical Cancer Prevention and the HPV Vaccine
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Laura Berman jobs. July and that seems the most preventable. As cervical cervical cancer and cervical cancer I look at it if you have to have cancer is the perfect cancer And why has that we have a pap smear where we can screen women and of women are routinely come in -- for screaming even. If that cancer is diagnosed should be early in particular view we now have HPV testing where we really can't tell women -- -- spirits negative your high risk HPV is negative. You're very -- Amal are both -- risk of developing cervical cancer and ultimately our primary prevention we actually have a back to vaccines and the market. Where women going and young girls even before their sexually active can be vaccinated to eliminate transmission of. HPV and you answer you recommend absolutely and I tried to get nice thirteen year I talked about it before hand that he'ssame thing here they -- -- dared to a different vaccines both HPV vaccines. I'm server Rex is more of its cervical cancer prevention vaccine that's the guard is still is are also but it also covers the vaccine types that are HPV -- that also constant award would you get one or the other. Are you to get it depends on the opposite would probably get one or the other -- -- -- -- And am. And it prevents I forget how many different strains of HPV that they present a like number 70% has strains that cause seated -- which cost 70% of cervical cancers both vaccines. --in -- other -- just today we we know the benefit of HPV vaccination -- for cervical cancer but vaginal cancer ballpark answer probably anal cancer probably oral cancers. It's -- really when you -- that you know epiphany per Betty what impact -- to a potentially --
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV ) and Genital Cancers
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that type back to your your your question about -- the lung cancer it is personal. Related to HP digital data there's hundreds of different kinds of strains of the human apple on the -- Some of them you know causes you know you know -- on the skin but the the one that we're concerned about that are sexually transmitted early. Certain strains. HPP. And some of the strain causes genital -- And other strains and the -- fame. Can provide any kind that genital cancer now the most common. Cancer that we've been concerned about is is cervical cancer . But certainly if HTB infect. Other parts of the channels there's actually penile cancer -- -- -- It it and it was there is there is head and neck cancer the we did the study are not. Conclude definitive of the world of oral sex and and that's an accident a week. But we do now. That data anal intercourse. Ian HPV especially and then -- -- of men. Is is is increasing. On in that concerns. And it seems to be increase sayingclear the infection it's only a small percentage that don't want to cervical cancer . So I'm not aware that has an effect on on stress that's recycled but I will -- chlamydia and gonorrhea. Are the -
Why You Might be Able to Skip Your Pap Smear This Year
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The HPV Vaccination Debate
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HPV Screening
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got asked after school best. We ports you had some concerns about HPV And the idea you know all the different strains. And I think her main question and maybe you can help me answer this is that if you if she tested. Negative not on the pap smear but on the actual test for HPV Does that mean that she is. Is that it's never gonna come back that it's that it's gonna or what does that mean. It's a very commonly asked question Laura and one that -- a lot of anxiety for a lot of patients. On HPV as she -- sexually transmitted disease so common that 50% of adolescents who engage in sexual activity have been exposed to it to me. Dad does not necessarily mean that you'll come up on the pap smear screening but the new way of performing any pap test which is a test for. Screening for cervical cancer didn't by using their liquid mediums and -- A preparation automatically will identify the presence of an HPV Associated associated changes. If a person in. Has. Been recently affected arm. And it'll show up it often. In an immune competenthave a break out at any time yeah that your same at HPV is basically is -- basically the air but not necessarily in clinically relevant or detectable amounts. So could she get re infected absolutely. Could disappear from a pap test it can. Q could it if it is particularly. -- burial and meaning that kind that. Comprises of about eleven search types it progress if if untreated to cervical cancer could it -- show overtime absolutely. But com. The whole. Concept of new guideline. Four screening for sir yes I want to ask you about what are the -- got -- new guidelines have actually. Loosened up and now. Several. American college of obstetrics and gynecology. American cancer society and as a reviewer -- American College of Physicians might. Authority act as an internist all agreed that. -- screening shouldevery actually even beyond that -- about the incidents of of a cervical cancer decreases as we age. Can be approximately every three years and how long do you continue to get -- Who and it -
What Happens After an Abnormal Pap Smear Test Result?
… patient's vagina so we can see her cervix . The lights will be turned off in the ..... can use a green light to visualize her cervix . Often the doctor will be silent at this time, studying the patient's cervix for abnormal areas. I tell my patients ..... end up dealing with the potential of cancer down the road. Dr. Yvonne Bohn, Dr …
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19 Questions to Ask at Your Next Doctor's Appointment
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Dr. Oz's Guide to Getting Healthy in Your 20s
… Test This: Get a Pap Smear Yearly visits to the ..... smears to screen for cervical cancer are not. Plan to ..... years to progress to cancer .) Some guidelines ..... cells or traces of human papillomavirus —the cause of most …
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Ace Your Next Health Test
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Understanding Childhood Vaccine Schedule Options
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