Women's Health

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Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps

AP News 4 days ago

Guidelines say less frequent Paps OK to detect cervical cancer - every 2 years for under-30 First mammograms. Now — in an apparent coincidence — Pap smears. New guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their ...

US backs new start date for cervical cancer tests

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

Women should not get their first cervical cancer screening before age 21, the leading US group of women's health care professionals said Friday, also recommending less frequent subsequent tests. Pushing back the age of the first screening would help avoid giving teen ...

New cervical cancer screening guidelines: report

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

Days after controversy erupted over new breast cancer screening guidelines, a US health group has said women should wait longer to get their first cervical cancer test. The New York Times reported Friday that the American College of Obstetricians is now advising ...

US doctors back later start for cervical cancer tests

AFP American Edition 4 days ago

Women should not get their first cervical cancer screening before age 21, the leading US group of women's health care professionals said Friday, also recommending less frequent subsequent tests. Pushing back the age of the first screening would help avoid giving teen ...

New cervical cancer screening guidelines issued

AFP American Edition 4 days ago

Days after controversy erupted over new breast cancer screening guidelines, a US health group has said women should wait longer to get their first cervical cancer test. The New York Times reported Friday that the American College of Obstetricians is now advising ...

New guidelines push back age for Pap smears

Reuters US Online Report Top News 4 days ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued on Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment. The ...

Stefanie Spielman, wife of NFL star, dies at 42

AP News 4 days ago

Stefanie Spielman, wife of Ohio State and NFL star, dies at 42 after long battle with cancer Stefanie Spielman, the wife of NFL and Ohio State star Chris Spielman who led a public fight against breast cancer, died Thursday after a lengthy ...

Women giving birth at home without midwives

AP Features 5 days ago

When Jennifer Margulis went into labor with her fourth child, she sent her husband off to take the kids to school, then waited at home for her body to do what she felt confident it had evolved over millions of years to ...

Task force doctor stands by mammogram advice

AP Features 5 days ago

A member of the independent panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion defended the task force's report, saying Thursday that it was based on the most up-to-date, accurate information available. Dr. Timothy Wilt, a member of the U.S. Preventive Services ...

New U.S. guidelines: routine mammograms start at 50

Reuters US Online Report Top News 5 days ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials distanced themselves Wednesday from controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines that recommend against routine mammograms for healthy women in their 40s and said federal policy on screening mammograms had not changed. In a move likely to ...

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