Tag: Cervical Cancer

DES Daughter Lisa nominated 2013 Heroes of Hope for Ray County’s Relay for Life Walk

Relay for Life: Survivors’ role models for hope

DES Daughter Lisa @LisaKRugman nominated 2013 Heroes of Hope for Ray County’s Relay for Life Walk
Relay of Life Heroes of Hope Lisa Krugman and John D. Thompson – David Knopf/Richmond News Photo

Lisa Krugman, 58, has been a cancer survivor since 1979, when at 23 she was diagnosed with cervical and ovarian cancer and underwent a complete hysterectomy. Her doctors speculated her cancer was associated with her mother having taken DES (Diethylstilbestrol, a synthetic form of estrogen) while pregnant with her daughter. Five years ago, Lisa was diagnosed with jaw cancer, which could also have its roots in DES.

Relay For Life is an inspirational fundraising event that honours cancer survivors and celebrates life. Each Relay is a community-led, non-athletic event where teams fundraise and then join together in the Relay event.

Congratulations to Lisa and all cancer survivors!

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By David Knopf, June 13, 2013, Richmond DailyNews.

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HPV Tests for Cervical Cancer Detection in the UK

2012: NHS brings in new cervical cancer tests

NHS brings in new cervical cancer tests
HPV test will provide an early sign of an increased risk of cervical cancer

More than 99% of cases of cervical cancer are caused by the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV). Doctors say that because the new HPV tests find abnormalities – and increased risk of cancer – at an earlier stage, most women will be able to undergo smear tests far less often, after receiving a negative result.

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by Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent, Dec 2012

HPV Testing and Cervical Screening

Is the HPV Test better Cancer Screen Method than Pap Smear?

Many women know the HPV vaccine can help protect against cervical cancer. But did you know there is also an HPV test?.

  • Video by healthcentralobgyn, Published on 16 Dec 2011
  • ” We’ve been doing the HPV test in our office for about 7 years,” said Dr. Jay Staub, ” and I’ve actually have negative paps for 5 to 7 to 10 years in a row and had an HPV test that was positive and actually had cervical cancer. So, I think we’re headed in that direction. We just don’t have the data yet. I think we’re going to see studies that indicate that the HPV test is probably more accurate as a primary screen. “

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Cervical Cancer Screening with Vinegar, new Hope to save thousands of Lives Worldwide

This strategy could prevent 22,000 cervical cancer deaths every year in India and close to 73,000 in resource-poor countries worldwide

Landmark Studies Offer New Hope for Reducing Cervical Cancer Deaths Worldwide
Some vinegar for cervical cancer screening ?

” A large, randomized study conducted among 150,000 women in India over a period of 15 years reports that biennial visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), or vinegar, delivered by primary health workers, reduced cervical cancer mortality by nearly one-third (31 percent). Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in many developing countries, where there is little or no access to Pap screening. The researchers estimate this strategy could prevent 22,000 cervical cancer deaths every year in India and close to 73,000 in resource-poor countries worldwide. ”

Read Landmark Studies Offer New Hope for Reducing Cervical Cancer Deaths Worldwide
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), June 2, 2013

Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccine: some UK Schools decided to opt out…

Some schools do not want “parents/students to feel pressured by peers or the school setting”

Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccine: some UK Schools decided to opt out...Big Pharma, FDA, AFSSAPS, etc. said DES was safe …
Is the HPV vaccine really safe?

Many people are rightly worried about any new vaccine.
Who do we really put our trust in?

The post Schools opting out of cervical cancer vaccine campaign ‘due to religion’ from The Telegraph has some interesting comments…

Read more about HPV vaccine with SaneVax.

Hysterectomy and Health Risks: if given a Choice, you should Keep your Ovaries

Ovary Removal tied to Colon Cancer Risk

When removing the uterus, leave the ovaries: study” …Tens of thousands of women each year have their ovaries taken out during a hysterectomy, the surgical removal of the uterus… Researchers found that women’s risk of ovarian cancer diminished when their ovaries were removed, but their risks of dying from other, more common causes rose… Based on the results, it looks like, if given a choice, you should keep your ovaries, said Leslie Bernstein, a professor at City of Hope cancer center…”

Read the analysis When removing the uterus, leave the ovaries
by Kerry Grens.

Article sources: Long-Term Mortality Associated With Oophorectomy Compared With Ovarian Conservation in the Nurses’ Health Study.

DES Exposure needs to be considered with the whole Picture of a Woman’s Risk

Risky pregnancy drug raised daughters’ cancer odds

Risky pregnancy drug raised daughters' cancer odds‘ A drug that millions of pregnant women took decades ago to prevent miscarriage and complications has put their daughters at higher risk for breast cancer and other health problems that are showing up now, a new federal study finds. ‘

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Cervical Cancer Prevention has been a hot Topic for Women

Cervical Cancer: Symptoms, Causes and Risks – EmpowHER

Cervical Cancer Prevention has been a hot Topic for Women... See Risk Factors and CausesIt is now 40 years since the connection between DES exposure and Cancer in DES Daughters was discovered. In the late 1960s, there was an unprecedented appearance of a rare vaginal cancer in young women. Cases of Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma (CCA) were diagnosed in an age group never before found to develop it.

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2012 General Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening (not addressing high-Risk Populations)

Cervical and vaginal cancers are higher risk in women exposed to DES in utero

2012 General Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening (not addressing high-Risk Populations)These 2012 guidelines are for general screening, and do not address high-risk populations. These would include women with a history of cervical cancer, exposure in utero to diethylstilbestrol, or those who are immunocompromised.

Read Updated Guidelines Released for Cervical Cancer Screening

Exposed to DES:  read Screening for DES Daughters

Breast Cancer Lawsuit Attorney Aaron Levine Washington DC Office Contact Info

Aaron M. Levine & Associates

Breast Cancer Lawsuit Attorney Aaron Levine Washington DC Office Contact InfoIf you need to learn more information about your defective drug-and medical liability or women’s health rights case, we invite you to contact the law firm of Aaron M. Levine & Associates. DES Daughters considering filing suit should contact Breast Cancer Lawsuit Attorney Aaron Levine Washington DC office.  DES Daughters in other countries should also call even though he won’t be travelling there.

Aaron M. Levine & Associates

Suite 500, 1320 19th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-559-0393
Toll Free: 888-564-9305
Fax: 202-833-8046
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