Tag: cervical cancer
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Eastern Kentucky native wants to alert Appalachian women about their high rate of cervical cancer and how to prevent it
University of Kentucky physician and Pike County native Baretta Casey, right, has spent most of her career providing health care and education throughout the state, with a focus on Appalachian Kentucky. The...
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After several groups say Pap smears aren’t needed every year, ob/gyns recommend an annual ‘well-woman’ visit
Though several groups have said women don’t need a Pap smear every year, obstetricians and gynecologists still recommend an annual “well-woman” visit and annual pelvic exams for all females over...
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HPV-linked cancers on rise, more prevalent in Kentucky
The human papillomavirus, which is generally blamed for causing cervical cancer, is being linked to the formation of several other kinds of cancer, and Kentuckians are getting these diseases in...
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Facebook app personalizes message to women about getting cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccine
To raise awareness about cervical cancer and ways to avoid getting it, the Cervical Cancer-Free Kentucky Initiative has created a Facebook application that “incorporates pictures of users’ Facebook pals into an...
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Rural women are less likely to complete vaccinations for cervical-cancer virus; study finds vaccine does not increase sexual activity
Women living in rural areas of the U.S. were far less likely to return for their follow-up doses after they get the initial injection of the human papillomavirus vaccine, a...
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Most women over 65 don’t need annual Pap smears anymore
Many women over the age of 65 no longer need to get an annual Pap smear in order to detect cervical cancer, the American Cancer Society, the American College of...
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Boys should get HPV vaccine to keep from spreading virus
A federal committee has recommended that boys receive the human papilloma virus vaccine, already recommended for girls, to fight the sexually transmitted virus that is known to cause cervical cancer....
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Parents, children should discuss HPV vaccine, study indicates
A study at Ohio State University found that college-aged women who have talked to their mothers about the human papillomavirus are more likely to get the vaccine that prevents it,...
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Funding available to help communities fight cervical cancer
For the second year, agencies, coalitions and community groups are invited to apply for funding to improve cervical cancer screening rates and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations in their areas. Cervical...
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Cervical cancer initiative launched to promote education, vaccination, screening, prevention and treatment
The Cervical Cancer-Free America initiative launched earlier this month, bringing together six states, including Kentucky, and more than 75 organizations to help eradicate the disease. Promoting education, vaccination and effective...