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Cervical Cancer Symptoms After Surgery
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My daughter was treated for cervical cancer. Is she at greater risk for more cancers?My daughter has been HIV positive for 7 years. In the summer she had a hysterectomy due to cervical cancer and one chemo treatment. They did not do any more chemo as the results after one treatment was almost devastational. Her CD4 count is...
Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
You ask a good question-- If someone had one cancer, are they at higher risk for more cancers?The answer to this is "maybe". Your daughter is at risk of having the cervical cancer recur. To minimize this risk, it is important that she...
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Cervical CancerKnowing there are many unknowns with progression of cervical cencer in HIV+ females, what would... Read more »HPV vaccine and cervical/oral cancer?Hello Dr. Bob. This is the Mommy that you have always been so kind in easing the worries of,... Read more »
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Canada: Cervical Cancer Survivor Urges Young Girls to Get HPV ShotCanada's concerted effort to vaccinate girls against human papillomavirus (HPV) reached two-thirds of Edmonton's Grade 5 girls last year, a figure that health officials are striving to exceed. The four virus strains addressed by the vaccine are... Read more »
Experts Call for Making Cervical Cancer Vaccine Available to Asian WomenThe vaccine against the four human papillomavirus (HPV) types responsible for about 70 percent of cervical cancer cases is especially needed in Asia, experts told a meeting of the Asia-Oceania Research Organization in Genital Infection and Neoplasia... Read more »
HPV, Anal Cancer and Cervical Cancer in HIV-Infected PeopleAt CROI 2009, I had the opportunity to sit down with Joel Palefsky, M.D., a prominent physician/researcher in the area of cancers related to human papillomavirus. We discussed an important study he presented at this conference regarding the link... Read more »
Cervical Cancer Virus Fuels Oral Cancer Type, TooThe incidence of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers has risen over time, and these now account for the majority of such cancers, according to new study. The overall incidence of oropharyngeal cancers has risen 28 percent since 1988, to nearly... Read more »
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Cervical Cancer??
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I found out in April that I have "pre-cancerous" cells on my cervix (after my doctor found HPV on my cervix in Feb). I've been waiting to have the procedure done & now its scheduled for July. As luck would have it, my ins is changing, so I may...
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do genital warts cause cancer in men
Posted by team1, 1 Reply
they do cause cervical cancer in women among other things. but its been stated that the warts are harmless to men? is that true?
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symptoms of primary infection
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I would like to ask a few questions about primary HIV infection. Approximately 4 weeks ago, I developed an illness with a sudden onset of fever and mild sore throat--following a night of staying out really late and having lots of alcohol. The...
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Anal wart surgery
Posted by Anonymous, 8 Replies
I am about to have surgery for anal warts that I have in my anal canal. I was wondering if anyone else has had the outpatient surgery and tell me wht it's like post-op. when will I be able to go back to work? How long am I likey to be in discomfort?
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