New guidelines: Pap smears should start at age 21
November 20, 2009 — CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued on Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment.
Cervical cancer vaccine hope for African women
November 13, 2009 — DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - So crammed is Tanzania's only cancer treatment centre that Rukia Kondogoza, wrapped in bright kanga cloth, has to share her bed with another patient.
Experimental vaccine cures pre-cancer vulvar growths
November 5, 2009 — BOSTON (Reuters) - An experimental vaccine cured nearly half of women with pre-cancerous growths on their genitals, producing major improvement in nearly four out of five, researchers in the Netherlands reported on Wednesday.
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