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NEWS ABOUT: cervical cancer

cervical cancer stories: 27 news summaries

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Now Panel Urges Delay
in Pap Test

Docs' group advises later start, every 2 years for cervical cancer test

Nov 20, 09 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - The screening cutbacks continue. Just days after the government announced more conservative guidelines for mammograms, a major medical body says women should begin having Pap smears for cervical cancer later and less frequently. The new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say women don't need to be... More »

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cancer • health • cervical cancer • gynecology • Pap smear • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • older women • Pap smear guidelines

 'Most Unlikely' 
 HPV Shot 
 Killed 
 UK Teen 

Health officials cite 'serious underlying condition,' though girl's school disputes it

Sep 29, 09 9:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The British teen who died after being vaccinated against human papillomavirus had “a serious underlying medical condition,” health officials said today, and it is “most unlikely” that the shot, intended to prevent cervical cancer, killed 14-year-old Natalie Morton. An official at Morton’s school is skeptical. “... More »

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HPV • cervical cancer • United Kingdom • vaccine • human papilloma virus • Natalie Morton • medical condition

 UK Teen Dies 
 After HPV Vaccination 

14-year-old has 'rare but extreme reaction'; batch quarantined after others report trouble

Sep 28, 09 8:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 14-year-old British girl died yesterday after receiving the vaccine against human papillomavirus, and the National Health Service has quarantined the batch after three other girls reported unpleasant side effects. Her school is telling parents the girl had a “rare but extreme reaction” to the shot, which is commonly... More »

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HPV • cervical cancer • United Kingdom • vaccination • National Health Service • human papilloma virus • teen girls

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Linked to 32 Deaths

Teen-targeted Gardasil also tied to blood clots, fainting in gov't study

Aug 19, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gardasil, the cervical cancer vaccine marketed to teen girls, has been linked to 32 deaths and other serious side effects including fainting and blood clots, according to a government report released yesterday. Since 2006, several complications of the vaccine have been reported, ABC News reports, ranging from neurological disorders to... More »

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Merck • HPV • cervical cancer • Gardasil • blood clots • vaccine • side effects • women's issues

 Artist Reenacts Goody's Death 

Tickets to the show will run you $37

Apr 13, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seems there is no end of ways to make money off Jade Goody’s death. An artist is staging a reenactment of the British reality star’s final hours, the Mirror reports, and tickets are $37. “This is my tribute to Jade,” said Mark McGowan in a statement.... More »

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reality TV • cervical cancer • death • Jade Goody

(Newser) - Thousands of mourners and well-wishers turned out for Jade Goody's funeral today, lining the streets of south London as the the reality star, who died last month of cervical cancer at age 27, made her final journey in a vintage Rolls Royce, the Guardian and CNN report. Massive screens outside... More »

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reality TV • London • cervical cancer • funeral • Jade Goody

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Jade's Funeral Date Set 

Plus, Rihanna house hunts, and more

Mar 24, 09 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The funeral for Jade Goody, the British reality star who died of cervical cancer, will be held April 4, the BBC reports. A funeral procession will go from her house to a nearby church. Elsewhere:
  • Rihanna was spotted house-hunting yesterday in the Hollywood Hills, the Sun reports.
  • Struggling-for-cash
... More »

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television • Britney Spears • reality TV • Angelina Jolie • California • Hollywood • taxes • cervical cancer • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • death • lawyer • funeral • Britain • Kiefer Sutherland • legal fees • Rihanna • estate • TV series • law firm • Maserati • Marcheline Bertrand • Jade Goody • back taxes

 Jade Goody Dies 

Bizarre tabloid saga ends as reality TV sensation passes away in her sleep

Mar 22, 09 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Controversial British reality-TV star Jade Goody died early this morning of cancer, CNN reports. She passed away in her sleep at her Essex home with her new husband at her bedside. Goody's death, at 27, marks the end of a strange tabloid saga. Diagnosed with cervical cancer on the Indian... More »

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reality TV • cervical cancer • celebrity • early death • Jade Goody

UPDATED

Priest Visits Dying Jade
at Home

'Just a matter of when' for reality star in 'coma-like state'

Mar 15, 09 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - A priest visited Jane Goody today as her publicist warned that "it's just a matter of when" for the dying British reality TV star, PerezHilton.com reports. "She is unconscious a lot of the time, almost in a coma-like state," the rep went on. "She comes... More »

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cancer • reality TV • cervical cancer • Jade Goody

'Chanting' Intruder With Hammer Frightens Goody

Jacko offers support; possible movie in talks

Mar 9, 09 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A hammer-wielding woman was arrested after sneaking into the London hospital room of dying reality-TV star Jade Goody yesterday, the Mail reports. Goody, whose husband had stepped out momentarily, awoke to the intruder “chanting and praying” over her. “Jade was very, very frightened and she screamed,” her... More »

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cancer • reality TV • cervical cancer • Britain • film deal • Jade Goody

 Goody Christened 
 in 'Final Goodbye' 

Cancer patient Jade Goody in 'emotional service' with sons

Mar 7, 09 9:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Terminally ill British reality star Jade Goody was christened today along with her sons in a ceremony at a London hospital chapel, the BBC reports. The “very pale and fragile” Goody had a “smile and a kiss for everyone” at the “very short and emotional service,”... More »

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cancer • television • reality TV • cervical cancer • Britain • ceremony • Jade Goody

 Dying Reality TV Star Says 'I Do' 

Jade Goody weds fiancé Jack Tweed in a televised ceremony

Feb 22, 09 4:37 PM CST
(Newser) - British reality TV star Jade Goody married fiancé Jack Tweed today in an emotional ceremony near London, the BBC reports. Goody, whose battle with cancer has played out on UK television, shed tears because of "the lovely things that were being said,” she said. Like most recent events... More »

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cancer • television • reality TV • cervical cancer • marriage • Big Brother • Jade Goody

Brit Reality Star Prepares to Die on Camera

Jade Goody's decision prompts questions of who is exploiting whom

Feb 20, 09 10:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Ever since she appeared on Big Brother at age 21, Jade Goody has captivated a British public willing to eat up every detail of the working-class reality star's life. Now that the 27-year-old has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, the public may have the chance to watch her die, reports... More »

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reality TV • cervical cancer • Big Brother • Britain • British tabloids • Jade Goody

Swedes Launch Nobel Prize Bribery Probe

Drug firm accused of influencing this year's pick in medicine

Dec 19, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Swedish prosecutors are investigating claims of corruption in the awarding of this year's Nobel Prize in medicine, the Toronto Star reports. German scientist Harald zur Hausen won part of the prize for discovering the link between human papilloma viruses and cervical cancer. The discovery could make a fortune for drug... More »

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HPV • cervical cancer • corruption • Sweden • Nobel Prize • AstraZeneca

 Experts Close In on 
 Breast Cancer Vaccine 

Link to childbearing hormones could be prevention key

Oct 6, 08 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The prevention of breast cancer has been strongly linked to hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy and breastfeeding, prompting a top cancer expert to predict that a vaccine could mimic such safeguards, reports the Guardian. The researcher called for increased efforts to prevent breast cancer in addition to treating... More »

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pregnancy • breast cancer • cervical cancer • hormones • vaccine • cancer research • cancer prevention

UK Begins Massive HPV Vaccine Campaign

12- and 13-year-old girls first targeted by program that could reach 2M by 2011

Sep 3, 08 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The UK kicked off a campaign to give 12- and 13-year-old girls the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, the Times of London reports. Schools will begin offering the shot, which is not mandatory, this week. The government estimates that it will vaccinate over 2 million girls by 2011. Beside official programs,... More »

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high school • HPV • cervical cancer • vaccine • underage sex • Britain • teenager

HPV Linked With Lung Cancer, But Many Still Fight Vaccine

Conservatives say drug encourages teen sex

Apr 28, 08 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The human papillomavirus, or HPV, has been linked to increased risk of lung cancer, but conservatives are standing firm in opposition to the new vaccine. Parents and activists charge that Gardasil encourages promiscuous sex, ABC News reports. "If you give kids the vaccine, you're giving them a license to... More »

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HPV • cervical cancer • Gardasil • lung cancer • sex education

One-Quarter
of Teen Girls Have STDs

Most common infection is HPV, which can cause cervical cancer

Mar 11, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least one in four teen girls in the US—that's over three million people—has a sexually transmitted disease, a new CDC study shows. By far the most common infection is the human papillomavirus, which can cause cervical cancer, the AP reports. An STD expert calls the new figures... More »

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HPV • cervical cancer • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • STD • teen health • teenager

HPV Shot Extra Painful, Say Patients

Docs report patients fainting
after stinging injection

Jan 4, 08 3:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Recipients of the new HPV vaccine are reporting that it's more painful than regular vaccines because not only does the needle hurt, but the vaccine itself stings as it's injected. Doctors have reported teenage girls fainting when getting the shot of Gardasil, although that may be in part because teenagers... More »

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HPV • cervical cancer • Gardasil • vaccine • virus • needles • teenager

Pill Use Boosts Cervical Cancer Risk Slightly

Reduced incidence of other cancers offsets increase, say experts

Nov 9, 07 1:26 PM CST
(Newser) - A woman's risk of cervical cancer doubles after 10 years on birth control pills, a new study shows, but the risk begins to return to normal immediately after she stops taking them, the LA Times reports. The new research shows that the increase is both minor and "outweighed by... More »

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HPV • cervical cancer • birth control pill

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