Time to target older women for cervical cancer screening?
Cervical screening programmes in many countries stop at around the age of 65 and much of the focus is often on younger women. However, comparatively little attention has been given to older women despite the fact that they account for about a fifth of cases each year and half of deaths.
In this podcast Susan Sherman, a senior lecturer in psychology at Keele University, and Esther Moss, consultant gynaecological oncologist at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, argue that the upper age limit for cervical screening needs revisiting and call for awareness campaigns to targe t older as well as younger women.
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Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 23, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Time to target older women for cervical cancer screening?
Cervical screening programmes in many countries stop at around the age of 65 and much of the focus is often on younger women. However, comparatively little attention has been given to older women despite the fact that they account for about a fifth of cases each year and half of deaths.
In this podcast Susan Sherman, a senior lecturer in... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 23, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Time to target older women for cervical cancer screening?
Cervical screening programmes in many countries stop at around the age of 65 and much of the focus is often on younger women. However, comparatively little attention has been given to older women despite the fact that they account for about a fifth of cases each year and half of deaths.
In this podcast Susan Sherman, a senior lecturer in psychology at Keele University, and Esther Moss, consultant gynaecological oncologist at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, argue that the upper age limit for cervical screening needs revisiting and call for awareness campaigns to target older as well as younger women.
Read the...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 23, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Cervical Cancer Screening Rates 'Distressingly' Low
Dr Maurie Markman discusses a recent CDC survey revealing that 1 in 10 US adult women were not screened for cervical cancer during a recent 5-year period. (Source: Medscape Oncology)
Source: Medscape Oncology - March 6, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Cervical Cancer
Key topics in this video from the National Cancer Institute looks at cervical cancer in the United States.
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Author: ncigov
Added: 02/20/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - February 20, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Cervical Cancer Is Preventable
If opportunities to screen for cervical cancer or vaccinate for HPV were not missed, cervical cancer rates would plummet. (Source: Medscape Oncology)
Source: Medscape Oncology - January 5, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Cervical Cancer Is Preventable
If opportunities to screen for cervical cancer or vaccinate for HPV were not missed, cervical cancer rates would plummet. (Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast)
Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast - January 5, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Missed Opportunities in Cervical Cancer Prevention
Dr Andrew Kaunitz describes practices that can improve HPV vaccination rates. (Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast)
Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast - December 4, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Bevacizumab's Role in Late-Stage Cervical Cancer
Dr. Maurie Markman discusses the recent FDA approval of bevacizumab for recurrent or late-stage cervical cancer and weighs the benefits of the drug in this setting against its toxicity profile. (Source: Medscape Oncology)
Source: Medscape Oncology - September 24, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Everything awareness month
It's September which means it's cancer awareness month for pretty much everything except breast cancer. Childhood Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer, Leukemia and Lymphoma, Ovarian, Prostate and Thyroid Cancers all share the spotlight Join us tonight as we welcome young adult cervical cancer survivor Tamika Felder (CEO, Cervivor) and young adult ovarian survivor Lauren Horn (LCSW) to share their stories. Survivor spotlight on Marianne Stephan. (Source: The Stupid Cancer Show - Blog Talk Radio)
Source: The Stupid Cancer Show - Blog Talk Radio - September 23, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Stupid Cancer Show Tags: Health Source Type: podcasts
Dr. Monk on Bevacizumab in Recurrent Cervical Cancer
Bradley Monk, MD, gynecologic oncologist, University of Arizona Cancer Center Phoenix Branch, discusses the utility of bevacizumab in recurrent cervical cancer.
Author: onclivetv
Added: 07/16/2014 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - July 16, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Rethinking Cervical Cancer Screening
Recent FDA approval of a standalone HPV test to screen for cervical cancer might lead to yet another change in screening guidelines. (Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast)
Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast - June 16, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
New HPV Test Is an Additional Screening Option
Dr. Andrew Kaunitz looks forward to a change in the cervical cancer screening paradigm. (Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast)
Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast - May 21, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Internal Medicine 2014-05-05, Author Interview
Interview with Karen Smith-McCune, MD, PhD, author of Choosing a Screening Method for Cervical Cancer: Papanicolaou Testing Alone or With Human Papillomavirus Testing, and Sarah Feldman, MD, MPH, author of Can the New Cervical Cancer Screening and Management Guidelines Be Simplified?
(Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - May 5, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
