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Cervical Cancer

Cancer

Eating vegetables, fruits cuts risk of cervical cancer

A case-control study of 268 Uruguayan cervical cancer patients linked a mostly plant-based diet to 40 percent lower risk, while women eating red meat and drinking alcohol were 79 percent more likely to be diagnosed. Smoking showed no association in this group.

Disease

Cervical Cancer: The Preventable Gynecologic Cancer

HPV, passed on during sex, causes most cervical cancer; at least half of sexually active people get it, and it usually clears within two years. Pap tests find precancerous cell changes and HPV tests find the virus. Women should start Pap tests at 21 or within three years of first sex.

Jan 10, 2011

Disease

Cancers Diagnosed at Late-Stages Despite Available Screening Tests

A CDC report finds almost half of colorectal and cervical cancer cases and a third of breast cancer cases in the U.S. were diagnosed at late stages in 2004-2006, with rates differing by age, race and state. The authors say differing screening rates may partly explain the gap.

Nov 25, 2010

Food

Fruits, vegetables prevent invasive cervical cancer

In a nine-year study of 299,649 European women, each additional 100 grams of fruit a day was linked to 17 percent lower risk of invasive cervical cancer and each 100 grams of vegetables to 15 percent lower risk. No comparable benefit appeared for in-situ carcinoma.

Sep 26, 2010

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