Stopping Cancer Before It Starts
On May 20, 2015, New York State will host its Cancer Prevention Summit in Manhattan.
This bold initiative is the work of the New York State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Howard Zucker, and his colleagues at the New York State Department of Health. Many health related organizations in New York are participating in the Summit, and the audience will be challenged with action points. I am honored to participate in the Cancer Prevention Summit as a speaker, and will introduce the keynote speaker, Dr. Graham Colditz, an internationally recognized leader in the prevention of cancer and other diseases.
The Summit's focus is the ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 18, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Penis cancer claims father after doctors misdiagnosed him with an STI
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Smith, 61, from Wolverhampton, died on December 23 last year - three years to the day after tests revealed he was suffering penile cancer. Doctors initially diagnosed him as suffering genital warts. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
By 2020, The Most Common HPV-Related Cancer Will Affect Men
While currently recommended for both boys and girls, the HPV vaccine was initially marketed -- and is still thought of -- as a way to protect young women and girls from cervical, vaginal and vulvar cancer. Boys, it's been commonly thought, should be vaccinated primarily to benefit herd immunity and any future female partners.
But a new analysis from researchers at the Princess Margaret Cancer Center in Toronto, Canada, points out that boys who get the vaccine receive important protection as well, not only against genital warts, but against HPV strains that cause oropharyngeal (mouth and throat) cancer.
"We believe this s...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 20, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Time for U.S. Parents to Reconsider the Acceptability of Infant Male Circumcision
Do the benefits of male circumcision outweigh the risks? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control -- echoing the 2012 policy statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics -- have recently suggested that they do. What many Americans are not aware of, however, is the fact that the United States is not just unusual, but actually unique among developed nations in finding such widespread medical support for infant male circumcision. This support originated in the late 1800s, when doctors promoted the operation as a "cure" for masturbation; today it comes primarily from doctors' trade associations -- such as the AAP -- that protec...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 9, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
New vaccine is an important advance in stopping cervical and other HPV-related cancers
If you knew that a vaccine could prevent your daughter or son from developing a relatively common and potentially deadly cancer later in life, would you have her or him get it? Such a vaccine is available, and it’s about to get even better than it is now — but fewer than half of all teens have gotten it.
I am talking about a vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV). It is responsible for cervical cancer, which strikes 12,000 women each year in the United States and kills 4,000. Only 15% of women diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer survive for five years or more — a grim statistic. HPV also causes cance...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - February 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gregory Curfman, M.D. Tags: Vaccines cervical cancer cervical cancer vaccine HPV hpv vaccine human papilloma virus Source Type: news
January Cervical Cancer Month: Progress Is Promising
January is Cervical Cancer Month. So it is time to look at what has been accomplished recently in control of this disease.
Getting treatment for advanced cervical cancer is challenging. Patients often have pelvic pain, sometimes with blockage of intestines and the urinary tract. Regrettably many patients have fistulas (holes) develop where they leak urine or stool through the skin, vagina or bladder. These are cruel consequences of failed cancer control. About 13,000 women will develop cervical cancer every year, and tragically 4,000 will die of the illness.
In 2014, the FDA approved a new treatment for advanced cervical...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Circumcision Benefits Outweigh Risks, Says New CDC Guidelines
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on circumcision, saying medical evidence supports having the procedure done and health insurers should pay for it.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines stop short of telling parent to get their newborn sons circumcised. That is a personal decision that may involve religious or cultural preferences, said the CDC's Dr. Jonathan Mermin. But "the scientific evidence is clear that the benefits outweigh the risks," added Mermin, who oversees the agency's programs on HIV and other sexually transmitted disea...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 2, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
What Is it Like for a Medical Student to Cut Open a Body for the First Time?
What is it like for a medical student to cut open a body for the first time?: originally appeared on Quora: The best answer to any question. Ask a question, get a great answer. Learn from experts and access insider knowledge. You can follow Quora on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.
Answer by Jae Won Joh, sleepy medical dork
I simultaneously felt awe, fear, excitement, humility, cowardice, courage, frailty, strength, embarrassment, curiosity, sorrow, and joy.
This was only my second day of medical school, but there I was, in the basement, with a real human body in front of me, preparing with a group of four others to ma...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 30, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Widow of Chris Barber who died from penis cancer urges other men to get symptoms checked out
Anita Barber, from Norfolk, fears her husband Chris -who did aged 52 - may still be alive today had he not delayed seeking treatment for his uncomfortable symptoms. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Penis Cancer
Title: Penis CancerCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 5/5/1999 7:28:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/18/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - March 18, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
20% rise in penile cancer: are STIs to blame?
Conclusion
This study found that the incidence of penile cancer increased by 20% from 1979 to 2009; however, it fluctuated during the period. For example, the incidence in 2008 was the same as in 1980, although the overall trend is that of an increase. The study does not prove the causes of this increase, but the most important factors known to increase the risk include:
smoking
human papilloma virus (which causes warts)
However, it is also possible that the increased incidence of penile cancer is due simply to more people being diagnosed.
The apparent good news is that the proportion of men surviving for at least a yea...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Source Type: news
Penis cancer cases soar amidst fears symptoms are misdiagnosed as STDs
Risk factors for the disease include the human papilloma virus (HPV), also linked to cervical and oral cancer, smoking and not being circumcised, says cancer charity Orchid. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
President's Panel Calls for More Girls, Boys to Get HPV Vaccine
It protects against cancers of the cervix, throat, rectum and penis, but too few getting the shots
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: HPV, Immunization, Teen Health (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
President's Panel Calls for More Girls, Boys to Get HPV Vaccine
It protects against cancers of the cervix, throat, rectum and penis, but too few getting the shots (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - February 10, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
President’s Panel Calls for More Girls, Boys to Get HPV Vaccine
It protects against cancers of the cervix, throat, rectum and penis, but too few getting the shots (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - February 10, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Infections, Oncology, Pediatrics, Reproductive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
