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Oestrogen block drugs 'could fight cervical cancer'
(Telegraph 09/11/2009)
Drugs that block the effects of the female hormone oestrogen may be a new weapon against cervical cancer research suggests. Two of the drugs, currently used to treat breast cancer, were found to eliminate the disease in mice. Scientists do not yet know whether they will have the same effect in humans, but are hopeful. ''There are many similarities to how cervical cancer develops and manifests itself in women and in mice,'' said Dr Paul Lambert, from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison in the US.
Boys 'should be vaccinated' in cervical cancer fight
(The Scotsman 03/07/2009)
DOCTORS have called for boys to be included in the vaccination programme to protect girls against cervical cancer. In Scotland, girls from around the age of 12 and 13 are now offered a vaccine to protect against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes the majority of cases of cervical cancer, with a catch-up campaign for older pupils. But doctors at the British Medical Association (BMA) conference in Liverpool yesterday argued that the programme should be extended to cover boys as well. Experts believe this could stop boys passing HPV to unvaccinated girls.
Cervical cancer 'surgery boost'
(BBC 01/06/2009)
Subtle changes to major surgery for cervical cancer could improve survival by as much as 20%, researchers in Germany suggest. For some women the only option is to undergo a radical hysterectomy but the disease may still come back. Writing in The Lancet Oncology, the doctors said a new surgical technique called mesometrial resection (TMMR) was more effective. It removes a specific, more defined, section which includes the fallopian tubes, uterus, and certain parts of the vagina.
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Jeremy Laurance: Jade's memorial is a rise in cervical cancer screening
(The Independent 23/03/2009)
No one has done more for cervical cancer prevention than Jade Goody. Requests for screening tests have risen by up to 50 per cent in some areas and 10 days ago the Government announced a review of the age at which screening should start. Cervical cancer, which claims over 750 lives a year in England, has not had as much attention for a generation.
I asked my GP for a smear test SIX times - but was told I was 'too young' to have cancer. It nearly cost me my life
(Daily Mail 16/03/2009)
After suffering unexplained bleeding, Laura, then 20, was diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer and rapidly underwent intensive radiotherapy and chemotherapy, which has left her infertile. For five months, Laura, who is thought to be one of the youngest women in the country to suffer from this form of cancer, expected she would die. Now, at just 23, she is going through the menopause.
London tops cervical cancer study
(BBC 20/02/2009)
The eight primary care trusts with the highest incidence of a type of cervical cancer in the South East are in London, new research has found. It found high rates of squamous cell cervical cancer were linked to deprivation, smoking and teenage pregnancy rates. Lambeth PCT had the highest rate of the disease, accounting for 80-90% of all cervical cancer in women aged 25-64.
Two hospitalised after cancer jab
(The Scotsman 14/02/2009)
TWO girls aged 14 have been hospitalised in Spain after a reaction to Gardasil, a vaccine to help prevent cervical cancer. The country chose Gardasil over its competitor Cervarix, which was chosen for a vaccination campaign in Scotland.
Jade Goody: admirable dignity and stoicism
(Telegraph 05/02/2009)
Jade's cancer has spread from her cervix to her liver, bowel and groin. The prognosis is bleak. Yet this week she appeared in public, and all over the pages of our tabloids, as bald as a coot. "People will say I'm doing this for money - and they're right, I am," she has said.
Celebrity cancer
(BBC 02/12/2008)
"You had three smear tests, and they didn't work, so what's the point of me going?" It was a question cervical cancer survivor Lisa Askew, 32, from Stockton-on-Tees, was often asked after her cancer went undetected. But she still supported smear testing and told the sceptics: "You only have one life and you need to look after it."
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