Y! Health Cervical Cancer News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Cervical Cancer News, updated continuously. en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:00:56 PST Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Health Tip: Getting a Pap Test (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/healthtipgettingapaptest.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/healthtipgettingapaptestMon, 02 Nov 2009 20:49:23 PSTHealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A Pap test (Pap smear) collects a sample of cells from the cervix to look for any abnormalities or changes. It's often used to help diagnose infections or cervical cancer.Hormone Therapy Can Help Some With Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/hormonetherapycanhelpsomewithprostatecancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/hormonetherapycanhelpsomewithprostatecancerMon, 02 Nov 2009 20:49:15 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A brief course of hormone-blocking therapy can provide small benefits to a specific group of men who get radiation therapy for prostate cancer, a long-running study shows.Doctors Overprescribing the Pap Test (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/doctorsoverprescribingthepaptest.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/doctorsoverprescribingthepaptestMon, 02 Nov 2009 20:49:09 PSTHealthDay - 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.Adding Chemo Helps Head, Neck Cancer Patients (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/addingchemohelpsheadneckcancerpatients.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/addingchemohelpsheadneckcancerpatientsWed, 28 Oct 2009 20:49:11 PDTHealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Combining chemotherapy with radiation treatment for patients with advanced head and neck cancer increases their event-free survival to 2.2 years from just one year with radiotherapy alone, finds a new study.Old, New Pap Methods Equally Good, Dutch Study Finds (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/oldnewpapmethodsequallygooddutchstudyfinds.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/oldnewpapmethodsequallygooddutchstudyfindsTue, 27 Oct 2009 20:49:33 PDTHealthDay - 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.Panel backs vaccine as cervical cancer alternative (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_cervical_vaccine.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_cervical_vaccineWed, 21 Oct 2009 11:13:51 PDTAP - A second kind of vaccine against cervical cancer may be added to the recommended list for girls and young women after a federal advisory panel voted Wednesday to support it.Cervarix Approved to Help Prevent Cervical Cancer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/cervarixapprovedtohelppreventcervicalcancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/cervarixapprovedtohelppreventcervicalcancerFri, 16 Oct 2009 20:50:21 PDTHealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prevent the leading cause of cervical cancer, the Associated Press reported Friday.U.S. OKs Glaxo's cervical cancer shot (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_glaxosmithkline_cervarix_usa.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_glaxosmithkline_cervarix_usaFri, 16 Oct 2009 17:00:15 PDTReuters - GlaxoSmithKline Plc won U.S. approval on Friday to sell a cervical cancer vaccine for girls and young women, while a rival Merck & Co shot was cleared for preventing genital warts in males.Exercise eases fatigue in cancer patients on chemo (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_exercise_fatigue.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_exercise_fatigueThu, 15 Oct 2009 09:22:39 PDTReuters - Exercise can reduce the often debilitating fatigue that cancer patients experience during chemotherapy, new research shows.Supervised Exercise May Relieve Fatigue During Chemotherapy (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/supervisedexercisemayrelievefatigueduringchemotherapy.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/supervisedexercisemayrelievefatigueduringchemotherapyWed, 14 Oct 2009 20:49:56 PDTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Supervised exercise programs for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy can reduce fatigue and boost muscle strength, aerobic capacity and emotional well-being, a new study suggests.