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The FDA adverse event reports on the HPV vaccine read like a catalog of horrors”. So pronounced Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. Judicial Watch, a public interest group, had requested the reports from the FDA through the Freedom of Information Act.

As of August of 2007 the FDA’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) received reports of 11 deaths and over 3,000 adverse events occurring in women and girls who had been given Merk’s new HPV vaccine. Prior to being approved for sale there had been 17 deaths reported in clinical trials. These facts beg the question: does the benefit outweigh the risk?

The benefit, according to Merk’s ubiquitous TV ads, is being “one less” cancer victim. However, Merk’s own Continue Reading

Cervical cancer is a cancer which forms in the tissues of the cervix. It can be a slow-growing cancer many women don’t realize they have, because symptoms might not be apparent. Having a regular Pap tests can led to early detection. As a cervical cancer surviver I can attest to the need for early pap test.

Human papillomavirus is a virus that manifest itself as abnormal tissue growth, (i.e. genital wart) or other changes that happen in cells which can lead to cervical cancer. As women, especially those who’ve been involved in sexual relationships have at one time had some form of HPV. We just never knew because nothing ever came of it.

“HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and more than 30 of the different types of HPV can Continue Reading

HPV, or human papillomavirus, is a leading cause of cervical cancer, and the only cause of genital warts. How can you know if you have contracted HPV, and what treatment options are available to you?

HPV Symptoms

In many cases, HPV causes no noticeable symptoms. In other cases, genital warts may develop.

Genital warts appear in a variety of forms. The can appear on the cervix, penis, scrotum, anus or thigh. They can be flat, raised, or bumpy, large or small. The types of HPV that cause cancer do not cause genital warts.

HPV Diagnosis

Diagnosis of HPV-related genital warts involves a visual inspection of the affected area by a doctor.

An HPV test can find the cancer-causing forms of the virus. For women, this involves a routine PAP Continue Reading

The cervix is the base of the uterus which opens into the top of the vagina. Cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer in women, mostly affecting those between the ages of 35 and 55, but also young women who are sexually active. It is now believed that a virus, (human papillomavirus) which can be transmitted during sexual intercourse, is responsible for most cases of cervical cancer and there are vaccines available which offer protection to two strains of the virus which cause around 70% of these.

Research has shown that the risk of developing cervical cancer decreases if sexual activity starts at a later age and increases with more sexual partners. Using a condom offers some, but not complete protection from the cancer causing virus.

It is possible for Continue Reading

How much do we really know about cancer? It is a common knowledge that this kind of disease do not pick any particular person, may you be a commoner, a rich dude, a beggar, or simply just someone. Cancer is a bunch of diseases in which the cells are aggressive, invasive or metastatic. Awareness of these kinds of diseases won’t kill us. Here are some tips on how to deal with cancer that may occur in women.

Let us identify the different kinds of cancer that occurs in women.
• breast cancer
• cervical cancer
• endometrial cancer
• gestational trophoblastic tumor
• ovarian cancer
• uterine sarcoma
• vaginal cancer
• vulvar cancer
• all the other types of cancer
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