Tag: Cancer: Cervical
ASCO Develops Recommendations for Invasive Cervical Cancer Care
Most effective evidence-based antitumor and palliative care interventions should be provided
Substantial Aggregate Costs of Care for Cervical Cancer
Advanced age, stage at diagnosis, comorbidities predict greater costs in most care phases
HIV-Seropositive CIN3+ Patients Have Lower HPV16 Prevalence
HIV-seropositive women have lower HPV-16, higher non-alpha-9 oncHPV prevalence
ACOG: New Recommendations for Cervical Cancer Screening
Recommendations provide guidance on frequency of screening, appropriate screening methods
Early-Stage Cervical CA Diagnoses in Young Women Up Since ACA
Provision allowing young adults to stay on parents' insurance may account for more screening
Relative Survival Up Over Time for Stage I to III Cervical Cancer
Survival up for those diagnosed in 2009 versus 2000, 1990, 1983; no change for stage IV tumors
Ultrasound, MRI Comparable for Cervical Cancer Staging
Transvaginal sonography, a feasible and economic imaging modality
Review: Colposcopy Linked to Adverse Psychological Outcomes
Adverse outcomes include anxiety; management type and treatment don't impact outcomes
Tattoos Can Mimic Metastasis on PET-CT in Cervical Cancer
Case report describes woman with extensive tattoos who had nodes ID'd as suspicious for metastases
CDC: CA Screening Rates Below Healthy People 2020 Targets
Includes tests for colorectal, breast, and cervical malignancies
