Tag: Cancer: Cervical
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
Physicians Show Low Adherence to Cervical CA Screening Recs
For average-risk women, screening should start at age 21 years, be performed every three years
Psychosocial Phone Counseling Aids Cervical Cancer Survivors
Improvements in depression; lasting improvement in gynecologic and cancer-specific concerns
