Cancer screenings under scrutiny Nov 22, 2009
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued guidelines advising that women should receive their first cervical cancer screening, or Pap test, at the age of 21. The group, a nonprofit organization of women's health care physicians, also recommended that patients younger than 30 be screened every two years, instead of annually, and that healthy women 30 or older be given a Pap test once every three years ... Phillips described the timing of the two guidelines by the two... (CNN)
New Pap test guidelines for women Nov 21, 2009
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends first Pap tests at 21. After age 21, women should have a Pap test every two years, instead of every year ... The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) releases new guidelines Friday, saying women don't need their first cervical cancer screening -- or Pap test -- until they're 21 years old. (CNN)
GOP seizes mammogram issue Nov 21, 2009
Then on Friday, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said that most women in their 20s can have a Pap test every two years, instead of annually, to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. Neither the task force, which provides advice to government officials who may or may not act on it, nor the ACOG set federal policy. (AZCentral -- News)
New pap test guidelines: start later, have fewer Nov 21, 2009
Rather than have an annual Pap test, most women need to be screened every other year or less, depending on their age, the guidelines say ... Now women are being told that they should get their first screening for cervical cancer -- including a Pap test -- at age 21 ... And, rather than have an annual Pap test, most women need to be screened every other year or less, depending on their age, the guidelines say. (FOX19.com, OH)
Click to read:Change Ahead for Cervical Cancer Detection Nov 21, 2009
ACOG also added that cervical cancer rates have now fallen by over 50 percent in the past 30 years due to extensive pap testing, but these guidelines are actually closer to what The American Cancer Society recommends as well, CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton reports ... After months of scheming Obama, Pelosi & Reid have managed to include FREE Prostrate Tests For Women and FREE Pap Tests for Men, whether they need them or not ... That's because women are getting Pap Tests EVERY... (CBS News)
Panel: Pap smear at 21, every 2 years Nov 21, 2009
New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and be screened less often than recommended in the past ... Iglesia said the argument for changing Pap screening was more compelling than that for cutting back on mammography as there is more potential for harm from the overuse of Pap tests ... But when Pap tests find the growths, doctors often remove them, with procedures that can injure the cervix. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
No Pap smears until age 21, women advised Nov 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES: Only days after a US panel scaled back on breast cancer screening recommendations, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has done the same for Pap tests, which are credited with drastically reducing the rates of cervical cancer ... Previously, it recommended they get an initial pap test three years after becoming sexually active or at age 21 - whichever came first ... It also says women aged 30 or older who are at low risk should be tested every three years after... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Less Frequent Pap Tests: Good for Women? Nov 21, 2009
Ask Dr. Marie: Less Frequent Pap Tests May Be Good for Women ... Previously, the recommendation was that women begin Pap tests at age 18 ... Women ages 21 to 30 should have a Pap test every other year. (ABC News)
New reports on cancer tests complicate health debate Nov 21, 2009
The guidelines themselves stress that they're general recommendations for routine screening, not a replacement for the one-on-one health advice that women with various risk factors for breast or cervical cancer get from their doctors in choosing how often to get a pap test or mammogram. "So, what does this mean if you are a woman in your 40s? You should talk to your doctor and make an informed decision about whether a mammography is right for you based on your family history, general health and... (The Palm Beach Post)
Guidelines push back age for Pap exam Nov 20, 2009
NEW YORK - New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21 and be screened less often than recommended in the past ... But when Pap tests find the growths, doctors often remove them, with procedures that can injure the cervix and lead to problems later when a woman becomes pregnant, including premature birth and an increased risk of a Caesarean ... The new guidelines also say that women 30 and older who have three consecutive Pap tests that... (Boston Globe)
Group: Pap tests should start at age 21 Nov 20, 2009
New guidelines: Pap tests should start at age 21 - CNN.com ... New guidelines: Pap tests should start at age 21 ... American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends first Pap tests at 21. (CNN)
Dont miss chance for health-care reform Nov 11, 2009
"IF that is a good thing then please explain while all other major industrialized nations that provide universal health care have much lower survival rates across the board for all major deseases such as cancer?Overall Cancer Survival Rates. According to the survey of cancer survival rates in Europe and the United States, published recently in Lancet Oncology : 1 American women have a 63 percent chance of living at least five years after a cancer diagnosis, compared to 56 percent for European... (Nogales International, AZ)
Doctors Overprescribing the Pap Test Nov 4, 2009
MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- In 2002 and 2003, screening guidelines for the cervical cancer-detecting Pap test were changed significantly, yet fewer than one-third of U.S. primary care physicians follow those guidelines, according to a recent study ... Both ACOG and the ACS recommended that when women over 30 years old had three consecutive Pap tests with normal results, those women could switch from annual tests to testing every two to three years ... And, any woman with a life-limiting... (MEDLINEplus)
Health Tip: Screening for Cancer Oct 31, 2009
Pap test to screen for cervical cancer. Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy to help detect colon cancer. (MEDLINEplus)
Old, New Pap Methods Equally Good, Dutch Study Finds Oct 29, 2009
TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Traditional Pap tests and the newer liquid-based cytology are equally reliable in screening for cervical cancer, a new study has found. In the United States, liquid-based cytology testing has all but replaced the traditional Pap test, but in Europe the debate continues over which method is best, according to Dr. Mark Schiffman, a senior investigator at the U.S. National Cancer Institute, co-author of an editorial accompanying the study's publication in the... (MEDLINEplus)
Screening Guidelines For Breast, Cervical And Colorectal Cancers Redefined Oct 28, 2009
For women at average risk, it is now recommended that women under age 21 get a liquid-based Pap test within three years of initiating vaginal intercourse. She should continue to have Pap tests annually until she has had three consecutive negative test results ... Beginning at age 30, adding HPV testing is a preferred option to the Pap test, and if both are negative, a woman may go to every three years unless she is at increased risk based on the risk factors cited above or unless the optional... (Science Daily)
