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American Cancer Society-funded researcher Rebecca Perkins, MD, is working to boost HPV vaccination rates, especially in low-income communities.
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If your Pap test results are abnormal, your doctor may recommend testing again (with the Pap test and/or the HPV test), colposcopy, or a loop electrosurgical procedure (LEEP or LLETZ).
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Having pelvic exams and knowing any signs and symptoms of vulvar cancer greatly improve the chances of early detection and successful treatment.
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In case of symptoms or an abnormal screening test, more testing can help find out if it's cancer. Learn about endometrial cancer diagnosis tests here.
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Tamika Felder wants her generation to be the last women to ever get cervical cancer. “I don’t want anybody to have to go through what I went through,” she says.
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Steps for Increasing
HPV Vaccination in Practice
An Action Guide to Implement Evidence-based Strategies for Clinicians*
* Includes pediatricians, family physicians, general internists,
obstetrician-gynecologists, nurse practitioners, physician
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One of the biggest barriers to increasing the rate of HPV vaccination is getting more healthcare providers to recommend it in the same way they do other types of vaccines, according to gynecologist and Boston University researcher Rebecca Perkins.
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Read about high-powered imaging to improve cervical cancer detection, a researcher in the process of finding a lower-cost option to fight HPV infection, and healthy habits that make a big difference in this month’s research roundup.
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Read Nicky Basta's Thyroid Cancer survivor story.
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Topical therapy applies the drug directly onto the cancer.