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American Family Physician January 1, 2006 Spitzer, Apgar & Brotzman	Management of Histologic Abnormalities of the Cervix The preferred treatment for women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and satisfactory colposcopy is repeat cytology at six and 12 months or DNA testing for HPV types at 12 months.
American Family Physician September 1, 2001 Jim Nuovo	New Tests for Cervical Cancer Screening Recently, a number of new technologies have been developed to improve the detection of cervical cancer and its precursors. However, there is substantial controversy about whether the new tests offer meaningful advantages over the conventional Pap smear...
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Nursing October 2010 Linda Schiech	HPV-related cancer: An equal opportunity danger Although many people know that HPV infections are the leading cause of cervical cancer, they might be surprised to learn that HPV is also associated with other kinds of cancer, including cancers of the head and neck, and anal and penile cancers.
American Family Physician June 1, 2001 Kaferle & Malouin	Evaluation and Management of the AGUS Papanicolaou Smear Atypical glandular cells on Papanicolaou smears are an unusual but important cytologic diagnosis...
American Family Physician November 15, 2003 Apgar et al.	The 2001 Bethesda System Terminology The 2001 Bethesda System for reporting cervical or vaginal cytologic diagnoses is an incremental change in the uniform terminology introduced in 1988 and revised in 1991.
Managed Care September 2006 Thomas Morrow	Remarkable Work Went Into Designing the New HPV Vaccine The recently approved human papillomavirus vaccine is a prime example of how science is beating back the advance of old diseases.
American Family Physician November 15, 2000	Letters to the Editor Further Discussion on the Role of Pap Smear Screening
Salon.com July 24, 2000 Arthur Allen	Foil-wrapped folly What's wrong with requiring condom wrappers to carry a warning about a cancer-causing virus? Second of two parts.
American Family Physician March 15, 2001	Cancer Screening Guidelines Faced with the broad, and sometimes conflicting, range of recommendations for cancer screening, family physicians must determine the most reasonable and up-to-date method of screening...
American Family Physician June 1, 2003	Pap Smears: When Yours Is Slightly Abnormal What did my Pap smear show?... ASCUS... AGUS... LSIL... Inflammation... etc.
American Family Physician May 1, 2004 Daniel Knight	Health Care Screening for Men Who Have Sex with Men Recommendations on health care screenings for men who have sex with men, who are at increased risk for STDs such as HIV infection, anal cancer, and psychologic and behavioral disorders.
American Family Physician October 1, 2002 Canavan & Cohen	Vulvar Cancer Vulvar cancer was reported in 3,200 women in 1998, resulting in 800 deaths. Recent evidence suggests that vulvar cancer comprises two separate diseases.
American Family Physician December 15, 2004 Kodner & Nasraty	Management of Genital Warts Genital warts caused by human papillomavirus infection are encountered commonly in primary care. Evidence guiding treatment selection is limited, but treatment guidelines recently have changed.
Nursing January 2011 Carl A. Kirton	HIV: The Changing Epidemic Since its emergence in the early 1980s, HIV infection in the United States has evolved from an acute debilitating condition to a chronic, treatable illness.
American Family Physician December 15, 2004	What You Should Know About Genital Warts An informative pamphlet on the condition, how one contracts it, treatment options and preventative advice.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Joanna Breitstein	Cervical Cancer: Endagered Species Preventive care is more efficient than treating disease after the fact. Now this paradigm takes hold in cancer with new HPV vaccines. Now that the science is in order, Merck and GSK face several important challenges in conditioning the market.
American Family Physician May 15, 2004 Schrager & Potter	Diethylstilbestrol Exposure The dangers and uses of Diethylstilbestrol (DES) and its effect on those women given the drug and their female offspring.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2005 Brian Gorman	Merck's Tricky Sell A vaccine for human papillomavirus clears scientific hurdles, but marketing could prove its biggest obstacle.
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Mark B. Stephens	Preventive Health Counseling for Adolescents The key to providing relevant and useful preventive counseling for adolescent patients is developing the trust necessary to discuss the specific issues that impact this age group.
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American Family Physician February 1, 2001 Thomas J. Gates	Screening for Cancer: Evaluating the Evidence This article reviews the kind of evidence required to justify screening tests for cancer, with the goal of guiding family physicians through current and future screening controversies...
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Kerry Capell	"A Vaccine Every Woman Should Take" Two drug companies are closing in on shots against HPV, the leading cause of cervical cancer. Despite the obvious benefits, the vaccines may not be an easy sell: There are social and moral hurdles to overcome.
Nurse Practitioner September 2009 Meagan A. Holcomb et al.	Adolescent Contraception: Sorting Out the Facts Adolescent contraception is a complex issue for healthcare providers. Clinicians are encouraged to provide anticipatory guidance to adolescent patients and their families concerning sexual behavior and appropriate contraception methods.
Managed Care March 2007 Martin Sipkoff	Managing Cancer Treatment Begins Before Diagnosis Health plans are increasingly involved in promoting the lifestyle changes that help their members avoid cancer, and are increasingly involved in clinical trials if prevention fails.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2008 Brian Lawler	A New Wave for Third Wave Molecular-diagnostics developer Third Wave Technologies might be able to help women who test positive for a common STD.
Scientific American February 2006	To Banish a Cancer Two vaccines that are nearing approval by the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. have demonstrated in clinical trials that they can prevent infection from the two types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that account for up to 70 percent of cervical cancers.
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American Family Physician October 15, 2004 As-Sanie, Gantt & Rosenthal	Pregnancy Prevention in Adolescents The family physician plays a key role by engaging adolescent patients in confidential, open, and nonthreatening discussions of reproductive health, responsible sexual behavior, and contraceptive use.
Chemistry World February 17, 2014 Helen Bache	Small molecules stop cervical cancer virus assembling Researchers in China have disrupted the life cycle of the leading cause of cervical cancer -- the human papilloma virus -- using a macrocyclic molecule called a pillarene.
Nurse Practitioner March 2012 Vanya Hamrin et al.	Evaluation and Management of Pediatric and Adolescent Depression The primary care setting is an appropriate venue for screening and identifying pediatric depression. Nurse practitioners can provide initial management or referral to psychiatric mental health professionals for evidence-based treatments.
BusinessWeek August 27, 2009 Arlene Weintraub	Is Merck Overselling a Cancer Vaccine? Fresh controversies are heating up over the marketing of products to prevent cervical cancer.
Bio-IT World April 16, 2004	Portraits in Proteomics Advances in identifying protein biomarkers are spurring new hope in cancer diagnostics, expediting detection and easing testing.
Managed Care June 2007 Thomas Morrow	Dendritic Cell Vaccine Hits FDA Roadblock Questions about study design and analysis prompted the FDA to postpone action on Provenge, a treatment for advanced prostate cancer.
AskMen.com Jacob Franek	New Cancer Therapies As cancer research explodes, the availability of new and innovative interventions is expanding almost daily.
Chemistry World February 6, 2014 Carla Pegoraro	Catching viruses associated with cervical cancer Researchers in the UK have developed an automated bioassay that can spot the forms of the human papilloma virus most often linked with cervical cancer.
AskMen.com Jacob Franek	Men's Health Screening Guide Use this men's health screening schedule to stay in top health.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Brian Gorman	Merck's Special Interest Merck is likely to succeed in getting states to mandate HPV vaccination. Still, investors shouldn't necessarily bet everything on Gardasil.
Health April 2007 Lambeth Hochwald	Making Sense of Medical Tests Our whole-body guide tells you just what you need and when.
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