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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Cervix cancer
  1. HPV vaccine approved for ages 27 to 45 | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... cause genital warts. High-risk HPV can cause cancers of the cervix, vagina, penis, anus, and back of the throat. HPV vaccination can prevent more than 90 percent of cervical cancers from ever developing by preventing the infections that ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ccine-approved-for-ages-27-to-45 - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. How a tablet computer and mobile van are improving cancer detection | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... provider takes a small tissue sample from the cervix. The sample is sent to a lab to be examined for cancer cells. With the new technology, providers can take ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...n-are-improving-cancer-detection - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. HPV and cervical cancer: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... by a Pap smear, which tests a woman's cervix, the lower part of her uterus, for any cell changes. Symptoms of cervical cancer in women can appear years after an HPV ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...cal-cancer-what-you-need-to-know - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. Cervical cancer survivor urges young people to get HPV vaccine | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... spreads awareness of the HPV vaccine and cervical cancer and has her own support group in Minnesota called At Your Cervix MN. Lily encourages everyone between ages 11 and ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-young-people-to-get-hpv-vaccine - MedlinePlus Magazine
  5. The 411 on common lab tests | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... test (or Pap smear) : Detects or prevents cervical cancer by analyzing a small sample of cells from a woman’s cervix. The test may happen at a checkup with ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/the-411-on-common-lab-tests - MedlinePlus Magazine