Global progress in VIA for Cervical Cancer Screening—an action map.
Global Progress in HPV DNA Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening
Global Progress in HPV Vaccination
Updated: October 2013.
Source: CervicalCancerAction.org
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The recent implementation of the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has intensified the healthcare industry’s focus on telemedicine. Indeed, the use of remote monitoring systems to coordinate care over time and across settings will be key to meeting the unprecedented demand resulting from the new healthcare law. Ongoing PPACA rollout, advances in telemedicine-related technologies, and rising consumer demand will drive significant growth in this market over the near to midterm.
BCC Research provides an in-depth analysis of the ...
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BMJ: The prophylactic human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are remarkable both for their efficacy against HPV infection and related diseases,1 and for their potential to prevent cervical cancer. Cervical cancer, which is caused by persistent infection with oncogenic HPV types, remains a cause of premature death in women around the world, most of whom have no access to secondary prevention through organised cervical screening programmes.2 The linked study by Arnheim-Dahlström and colleagues (doi:10.1136/bmj.f5906) provides a timely and ...
According to a recent article written by David J. Hunter & K. Srinath Reddy, The United Nations has held only two meetings of heads of state on a health-related issue. The first, in 2001, was on human immunodeficiency virus infection and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The second, in September 2011, was on noncommunicable diseases. Although noncommunicable diseases were ignored during the framing of the Millennium Development Goals in 2000, their leading and growing contribution to preventable deaths and disability across the ...
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According to SpyGhana.com, the Central Regional Health Directorate, has vaccinated a total of 20,007 girls from nine to 11 years against cervical cancer, which is killing many women in the country.
The vaccine, which is given in three doses targeted girls who have not yet been exposed to sexual intercourse to protect them against the disease.
They were given the first two doses awaiting the last one which was expected to be administered in September but was rescheduled to November due to ...
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Sept. 16: Cervical cancer cases in the People’s Republic of China show increasing prevalence in young patients and at early stages. In the past 10 years, surgery has become the dominant treatment and is increasingly combined with adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stages I and II. Conservative surgical approaches are reasonable options for genital organ preservation in selected patients.
Read full article here: Cervical Cancer in People’s Republic of China
Source: The Oncologist
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Fellowship deadline: November 30, 2013
International Agency for Research on Cancer: Since 1966, IARC has awarded more than 500 fellowships to junior scientists for research training in cancer. Approximately 85% of Fellows return to their home country on completion of their training, and around 82% remain active in cancer research. As a result, IARC Fellowships have made a substantial contribution to the development of cancer research in many countries.
For more information, please visit: http://www.iarc.fr/en/education-training/index.php
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In May 2013, over 30 international partner organizations met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as part of the Global Forum on Cervical Cancer Prevention. The goals of the meeting were to encourage further support for the uptake of HPV vaccines, cervical cancer prevention and treatment programs and screening tools. Before and during the meeting, over 400 individuals and organizations signed the global call for universal access to cervical cancer prevention and spent the rest of the meeting discussing ...
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Pittsburgh Business Times: African-American women are less likely to get the vaccine for human papillomavirus, which reduces the risk of cervical cancer, a new University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found.
The findings suggest a need for health care providers to increase recommendations for HPV vaccination and address negative attitudes about the vaccine among women, according to researchers. HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that accounts for virtually all cases of cervical cancer. Roughly 12,000 cases of HPV-associated cervical cancer are ...
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American Cancer Society: Sally Cowal, a 1966 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed senior vice president, global health, for the American Cancer Society. “A former U.S. ambassador and U.S. Foreign Service officer, Sally brings a wealth of government, nonprofit, and health-related experience to her new role as head of our global health team,” notes Greg Bontrager, staff president & chief operating officer for ACS. Cowal will join the organization on September 16.
Cowal comes to ACS from Population Services International, where ...
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