Tag: Cancer: Cervical
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
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
