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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: gynecology

gynecology stories: 5 news summaries

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

Doctors Blast New Mammogram Guidelines

Cancer societies, gynecologists won't follow government's lead

Nov 17, 09 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - There was an instant backlash from oncologists and gynecologists yesterday after a government panel recommended that that women in their 40s stop getting annual mammograms. “I think it is unfortunate that they came to this conclusion,” the director of imaging at one breast cancer center told the More »

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breast cancer • American Cancer Society • gynecology • oncology • mammogram • cancer screening • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Doctors Urged to Induce Labor Less Often

New guidelines warn
of risky 'epidemic' in
US hospitals

Jul 21, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - New guidelines out today urge US doctors not to induce labor earlier than 39 weeks into a pregnancy unless there are compelling medical reasons, the Houston Chronicle reports. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued its first statement on induced labor since 1999, with the lead author calling it... More »

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pregnancy • labor • gynecology • doctor • birth • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • obstetrician-gynecologists

Naomi Campbell Leaves Brazil Hospital  

British supermodel
fine after emergency abdominal surgery

Mar 1, 08 8:51 AM CST
(Newser) - A helicopter whisked Naomi Campbell away from waiting paparazzi at a Brazil hospital after a successful operation to remove a cyst from her abdomen, E! Online reports. Doctors, including one of Brazil's top specialists, say the British supermodel is "completely cured" following the emergency surgery. Campbell, 37, is a... More »

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surgery • Brazil • paparazzi • gynecology • celebrity • hospital • Naomi Campbell • supermodel • laparoscopy • cyst

Plastic Surgeons
Cut a New Path
Down Under

Forget breast implants: The frontier in plastic surgery is below the belt

Mar 6, 07 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - David Matlock, a flamboyant California gynecologist who's been a pioneer in cosmetic surgery aimed at giving women "a youthful, aesthetic look" for their nether regions, has unleashed a host of protégés now improving unsightly genitals all over the country. Despite being uninsured, the procedures are growing in... More »

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medicine • plastic surgery • medical breakthrough • vaginoplasty • David Matlock • health • women's health • gynecology • breast implants • cosmetic surgery

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