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       <title>Cervical Cancer - livepress.com</title>
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  <updated>2006-08-01 12:20:41</updated>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[World's First Cervical Cancer Vaccine To Go On Sale]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?131133"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?131133</id>
    <updated>2006-08-01 12:18:58</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Gardasil, the world's first vaccine against  cervical cancer  may go on sale within weeks. The vaccine has been proven effective against the virus that forms most cervical cancers.
                    
                
                
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  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Doctors urge HPV vaccine for men and women 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?130039"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?130039</id>
    <updated>2006-07-31 00:56:47</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - A new vaccine aimed at halting the 
spread of a common sexually transmitted virus that can lead to 
 cervical cancer  should eventually be given to both sexes, 
doctors said on Monday.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Smoking Slows Clearance Of Cervical Infection]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?126027"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?126027</id>
    <updated>2006-07-24 17:59:57</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[A research by scientists at National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, suggests that it may take longer to clear a  cervical cancer  virus from women who smoke cigarettes compared to those who don't. According to Dr. Jill Koshiol and colleagues, at least 70 percent of sexually active women...]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Experts warn of Asia's "hidden cancer" risk 
    (AFP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?124291"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?124291</id>
    <updated>2006-07-21 08:25:26</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AFP - Asian women must not ignore the danger of  cervical cancer , experts have told a Bangkok conference, labelling it a &quot;hidden cancer&quot; that kills more women in Asia than anywhere else in the world.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Infection with multiple HPV types ups cancer risk 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?123734"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?123734</id>
    <updated>2006-07-20 12:27:40</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Women who become infected with 
multiple strains of the virus linked to  cervical cancer  may 
have a particularly high risk of developing the disease, new 
research suggests.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Panel Backs HPV Vaccine For 11 to 12-Year-Old Girls]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?115916"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?115916</id>
    <updated>2006-06-30 06:08:49</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[A government health advisory panel has recommended routine vaccination of 11 and 12 year old girls for a sexually transmitted virus that causes  cervical cancer . Confronting religious conservatives, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices also suggested that girls 9 years of age might...]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Teens should get cervical cancer vaccine: panel 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?115381"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?115381</id>
    <updated>2006-06-29 12:15:26</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - All young girls age 11 and 12 should 
take  Merck  and Co.'s vaccine to prevent  cervical cancer , as 
should 13- to 26-years-olds if they have not received it 
already, U.S. advisers decided on Thursday.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[HPV testing improves cervical cancer screening 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?115360"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?115360</id>
    <updated>2006-06-29 11:42:05</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Testing for human 
papillomavirus (HPV) may be a useful first step for cervical 
cancer screening in women younger than 35 years, preliminary 
findings indicate.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Study: Condoms Effective Against Spread Of Cervical Cancer]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?111712"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?111712</id>
    <updated>2006-06-23 15:31:35</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[A study by researchers at University of Washington has shown that using condoms during sex can prevent the spread of the human papilloma virus, which can lead to  cervical cancer  in women. The study comes on the heels of Food and Drug Administration's approval of a  cervical cancer  vaccine earlier...]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Condoms protect well against cervical cancer-causing virus: study 
    (AFP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?111041"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?111041</id>
    <updated>2006-06-22 15:46:30</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AFP - Using a condom offers women very effective protection against a sexually-transmitted virus that leads to  cervical cancer , according to a study published.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Condoms protect against cervical cancer: study 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?110776"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?110776</id>
    <updated>2006-06-22 08:57:29</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Experts have long believed it, and now 
there's hard evidence to support it: condoms dramatically 
reduce the risk of transmitting a virus that causes genital 
warts and most cases of  cervical cancer .]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Condoms proven to protect against virus 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?110324"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?110324</id>
    <updated>2006-06-21 17:18:22</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - For the first time, scientists have  proof  that condoms offer women impressive protection against the virus that causes  cervical cancer .]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Cervical cancer surgery allows for pregnancy 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?109245"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?109245</id>
    <updated>2006-06-20 08:26:44</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - An operation called radical 
vaginal trachelectomy is an effective treatment for early 
 cervical cancer  that allows women to become pregnant later on, 
according to a report in the medical journal BJOG.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Hycamtin Combination Approved for Advanced Cervical Cancer 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?106988"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?106988</id>
    <updated>2006-06-15 23:51:00</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- The first combination of drugs to treat late-stage  cervical cancer  received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval Thursday.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Hycamtin Combination Approved for Advanced Cervical Cancer 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?106581"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?106581</id>
    <updated>2006-06-15 12:14:42</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- The first combination of drugs to treat late-stage  cervical cancer  received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval Thursday.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[US FDA approves Glaxo drug for cervical cancer 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?106561"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?106561</id>
    <updated>2006-06-15 11:29:08</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's cancer drug 
Hycamtin won U.S. approval on Thursday to treat late-stage 
 cervical cancer  when used in combination with cisplatin in 
cases when surgery or radiation is not likely to work.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Cancer drug usage expanded 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?106521"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?106521</id>
    <updated>2006-06-15 10:28:32</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - A drug already used to fight ovarian and lung cancers received expanded federal approval Thursday as part of a combined treatment for late-stage  cervical cancer .]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[FDA approves cervical cancer vaccine 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?103329"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?103329</id>
    <updated>2006-06-09 21:26:24</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - The first vaccine against  cervical cancer  will be available to girls as young as 9 later this month. Its manufacturer,  Merck  &amp; Co. Inc., is already taking orders for Gardasil. The three-shot series costs $360.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Cervical Cancer Vaccine 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?102810"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?102810</id>
    <updated>2006-06-08 23:58:19</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials approved on Thursday the first vaccine that protects against the human papillomavirus (HPV), known to cause most cervical cancers.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[US OKs first cervical cancer vaccine 
    (AFP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?102787"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?102787</id>
    <updated>2006-06-08 22:57:42</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AFP - US drug regulators approved the first vaccine against  cervical cancer , which kills some 233,000 women worldwide each year.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[US approves first vaccine against cervical cancer 
    (AFP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?102570"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?102570</id>
    <updated>2006-06-08 15:38:09</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AFP - US federal regulators said they have approved the sale of Gardasil, the first vaccine against  cervical cancer , made by US pharmaceutical firm  Merck .  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Cervical Cancer Vaccine 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?102530"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?102530</id>
    <updated>2006-06-08 14:07:24</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials approved on Thursday the first vaccine that protects against the human papillomavirus (HPV), known to cause most cervical cancers.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[US approves Merck's cervical cancer vaccine 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?102503"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?102503</id>
    <updated>2006-06-08 13:22:02</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - A new  Merck  & Co. Inc. vaccine to 
prevent a sexually transmitted infection that causes cervical 
cancer won U.S. approval on Thursday, the company said in a 
statement.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Gates cash backs cervical cancer shots for poor 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?101177"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?101177</id>
    <updated>2006-06-06 11:37:22</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - A five-year drive to get new cervical 
cancer vaccines to women in poor countries was launched on 
Tuesday, with the help of cash from  Microsoft  Corp. founder 
Bill Gates.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Glaxo HPV vaccine shows promise for women 26-55 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?100564"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?100564</id>
    <updated>2006-06-05 10:09:16</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - An experimental  cervical cancer  vaccine 
made by GlaxoSmithKline Plc produced immune responses in all 
women ages 15 to 55 in a clinical study, the first evidence 
that a  cervical cancer  vaccine may work in women ages 26 and 
older, the company said on Monday.]]></summary>
  </entry>
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