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Showing 1 to 20 of 334 for “"Cervical Cancer"”.
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Exploring Cervical Cancer Treatments, Coping And Sexual Self-Concept After Cervical Cancer
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>EXPLORING CERVICAL CANCER TREATMENTS, COPING ADAPTATION AND WOMEN'S SEXUAL SELF-CONCEPT AFTER CERVICAL CANCER</p> <p>By</p> <p>BARBARA G. HOLLIE</p> <p>Cervical cancer survivorship is increasing as a result of improved biomedical science and health care. Due to the nature of …
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Cervical Cancer at the Crossroads. An historical ontology of evidence in cervical cancer prevention
… of complex changes in the practices of cervical cancer prevention. Since the post-war period, women throughout most western countries have undergone cytology-based screening to detect and treat cellular changes before they turn to cancer. Over the past decades, the recognition of the …
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Sustained Adrenergic Signaling Promotes Cervical Cancer Progression
… the effects of sustained adrenergic signaling on cervical cancer progression through increased expression of HPV oncogenes, E6 and E7.</p> <p>Materials and Methods: ADRβ expression levels were examined in patient-derived cervical cancer samples. We used an orthotopic model of cervical cancer to …
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Cervical cancer studies on prevention and treatment
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common reason for cancer death amongst women worldwide, with 500 000 new cases every year. Most of these women live in developing countries. Cervical screening programs can reduce the incidence by 50%, but are not common in the developing world. In Sweden there …
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FDG-PET in Cervical Cancer - Translational Studies
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in females. The treatment, based on clinical FIGO stage, carries a significant risk of side effects. FDG-PET enables non-invasive studies of glucose metabolism. Cancer cells show an increased glucose uptake and metabolism that can be visualised and …
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Automation of Radiation Treatment Planning For Cervical Cancer
<p>Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The mortality rate can be reduced if radiation treatment becomes widely available. However, due to the lack of radiation treatment facilities and human resources, many cervical cancer patients in Africa …
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Therapeutic Effects of Ormeloxifene in Cervical Cancer Carcinogenesis
<p>Cervical cancer (CxCa) remains the fourth leading cause of cancer related deaths among women worldwide. Cervical cancer is mainly (~ 99.7%) derived from high risk Human papillomavirus (HR HPV). HPV E6/E7 are the two main oncoproteins that interfere with p53 and pRb (retinoblastoma) cell cycle …
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Improving cervical cancer screening in the HPV era
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Human papillomaviruses in skin cancer and cervical cancer
… human papillomavirus (HPV) and development of cervical cancer is well established. In contrast, the significance of infections with cutaneous HPV for development of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is not well understood. We have evaluated whether seropositivity to cutaneous HPV is a marker for …
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Targeting the human papillomavirus for prevention of cervical cancer
… extent they cause precursor lesions (CIN) and cancer. There are limited long-term efficacy data on HPV testing in primary screening Among 72 cervical cancers in Mozambique, HPV 16 and 18 were the most frequent HPV types (69% of cases). Comparing 108 cervical cancers cases and 517 matched …
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Suppression of Cervical Cancer by the Progesterone Receptor Signaling
Cervical cancer is the fourth-most common cancer in woman and fourth leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The majority of cervical cancer is associated with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs). Their tumorigenic potential stems mainly from viral oncoproteins E6 and E7, which are best known …
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Prognostic factors in women with stage IIIB cervical cancer
… parameters in women with stage IIIB cervial cancer, and to investigate the relationship between these factors and treatment outcome. Primary endpoints were overall survival, disease-free and pelvic recurrence-free survival rates.
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Cervical cancer screening: public health implications for Hong Kong
This thesis examines issues related to cervical cancer epidemiology and prevention through screening, with the aim of informing policy regarding setting up an organised cervical screening programme in Hong Kong. There are five studies described here. The first, a case control study, indicated that …
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Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening: A Quality Improvement Project
Background: Breast and cervical cancers continue to have a significant impact on the lives of many women. Cancer screenings are crucial for early detection and treatment; however, the lack of cancer screenings have been associated with many factors related to patient adherence. Communication built …
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Awareness of cervical cancer risk factors and symptoms and lay beliefs amongst women recently diagnosed with cervical cancer in South Africa and Zimbabwe
… South Africa (SA) and Zimbabwe having nationwide cervical cancer screening and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs, the incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer remain high in these countries. We explored awareness of cervical cancer symptoms and risk factors as well as lay …
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Second-Generation Thai American Women's Perceptions on Cervical Cancer Screening
<p>Background: Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable diseases in the United States (US) (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015a). Despite advances in early detection and a vaccine available, it continues to affect Southeast Asian American (SEAA) women in high numbers. Multiple …
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Human papillomavirus testing and its application in cervical cancer prevention
… infections of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cancer, HPVtesting has been proposed for improvement of cervical screening programs, including triaging and follow-up after treatment for CIN. We developed two new methods for HPV-testing with genotyping: …
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