Researchers Develop Pap-Smear Test to Detect Gynecologic Cancers
The Pap smear, long the standard test for cancer of the cervix - the muscular opening of the uterus - is becoming a one-stop check-up for multiple cancers. Researchers have developed a combination Pap...
View ArticleScientists use fluid from Pap test to detect ovarian, endometrial cancers
CHICAGO — Using cervical fluid collected from routine Pap smears, U.S. researchers were able to spot genetic changes caused by both ovarian and endometrial cancers, offering promise for a new kind of...
View ArticlePap smear test being retooled to spot more kinds of cancer
WASHINGTON — For years, doctors have lamented that there's no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Wednesday, scientists reported a tantalizing hint that one day, there might be. Researchers are trying...
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WASHINGTON -- For years, doctors have lamented that there's no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Wednesday, scientists reported a tantalizing hint that one day, there might be. Researchers are...
View Article>Retooling Pap test to spot more kinds of cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, doctors have lamented that there's no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Wednesday, scientists reported a tantalizing hint that one day, there might be. Researchers are...
View ArticleDoctors hope to retool Pap test to spot more kinds of cancer
WASHINGTON — For years, doctors have lamented that there’s no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. On Wednesday, scientists reported encouraging signs that one day, there might be. Researchers are...
View ArticleRetooling Pap test to spot more kinds of cancer
WASHINGTON - (AP) -- For years, doctors have lamented that there's no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Wednesday, scientists reported a tantalizing hint that one day, there might be. Researchers...
View ArticleHealthBeat: Retooling Pap test to spot other cancers
For years, doctors have lamented that there’s no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Recently, scientists reported encouraging signs that one day, there might be. Researchers are trying to retool the...
View ArticleBriefs: Study hints at test for ovarian cancer
STUDY HINTS AT TEST FOR OVARIAN CANCER For years, doctors have lamented that there's no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Last week, scientists reported a tantalizing hint that one day, there might...
View ArticleCommon diabetes drug may treat ovarian cancer
Metfomin, a widely prescribed drug for type 2 diabetes may have the efficacy to treat diabetic patients who are also suffering from ovarian cancer, a study has shown. Metformin is an oral diabetes...
View ArticlePap test improved to detect ovarian and endometrial cancers (Video)
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a test to detect ovarian and endometrial cancers using cervical fluid obtained from routine Pap tests in the Jan. 9, 2013, issue of...
View ArticlePap test fluid used to detect ovarian and endometrial cancers
Tweet Washington, Jan 10 (ANI): Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a test to detect ovarian and endometrial cancers using cervical fluid obtained during routine Pap...
View ArticleSlow and silent
Doctors are calling for more awareness of neuroendocrine tumours because of their slow growth and vague symptoms, writes Kasmiah Mustapha IT is a rare form of cancer that can grow slowly in the body...
View ArticlePap Test Could Spot Some Ovarian Cancers, Study Finds
Widely used to detect cervical cancer, it might be much-needed screening option for other diseases By Maureen Salamon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- With no routine screening...
View ArticlePap Test Could Spot Some Ovarian Cancers, Study Finds — January 9, 2013 ›...
(Source: The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association) Pap Test Could Spot Some Ovarian Cancers, Study Finds Widely used to detect cervical cancer, it might be much-needed screening option for other...
View ArticleHow Pap Smears Could Detect Ovarian & Uterine Cancer
Pap smear tests, which screen for cervical cancer, may help identify ovarian and uterine cancer as well, a new study suggests. That's because the cervical fluid collected during a Pap smear can...
View ArticleHow pap smears could detect ovarian and uterine cancer
Pap smear tests, which screen for cervical cancer, may help identify ovarian and uterine cancer as well, a new study suggests. That's because the cervical fluid collected during a Pap smear can...
View ArticleScientists use Pap test fluid to detect ovarian, endometrial cancers
The investigators note that larger scale studies are needed before clinical implementation can begin, but they believe the test has the potential to pioneer genomic-based cancer screening tests. The...
View ArticleA Pap test for ovarian cancer? Scientists retool cervical cancer test to...
WASHINGTON - For years, doctors have lamented that there's no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Wednesday, scientists reported a tantalizing hint that one day, there might be. Researchers are trying...
View ArticleWhat is ovarian cancer and how can you fight it?
According to a study conducted by the World Health Organisation, one in every 12 women in urban India will, potentially, suffer from cancer. The five main types of cancer that can affect a woman's...
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