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Showing posts with label Cervical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cervical. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

What Should You Know About Cervical Cancer?

Cervical cancer is a malignant neoplasm arising from the cells originating in the cervix uteri. One of the most common symptoms of this type of it is abnormal vaginal bleeding, but sadly in some cases there might be no obvious symptoms until the it has progressed to the advanced stage. Treatment for this, is usually consists of surgery in early stages and chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy in more advanced stages of the disease.

What is cervix?

The cervix is the mouth of the uterus (womb) that is located at the back of the vagina; it's where a male sperm gets into make a baby and from where the baby comes out later. Cervical cancer is caused by an invisible virus - HPV (human papilloma virus) that is spread by having sex, similar to HIV and more than half of the women have it by the age of 35 years. Most men and women are not aware they have it, unless they get the kind that causes warts: like little bumps that may be seen or felt on their genitals. These warts are not cancer. The best way by which one can prevent this it is to have a Pap test

Pap test:

The most important factor for a woman is to have a regular Pap test done to prevent cancer of the cervix from ever occurring. Changes in the cervix are often caused by a virus called human papilloma virus (HPV). This HPV can lead to cervix cancer. Though Cervix cancer is rare in the country today because most of the women are aware and get a regular Pap test done for them. A Pap test helps medical professionals to find the early changes in the cervix cells that might lead to life threatening disease like cancer. It is done during the pelvic test, the result of the test may be found abnormal. With a Pap test, the medical professional takes a sample of cells from the cervix with the help of a swab or soft brush Cervix cancer is caused by a virus HPV.

HPV, is a short form for human papilloma virus. This virus can cause in the cervix. HPV is not the same as HIV. Most people who have ever had sex have had HPV at some time in their lives.

How HPV lead to cervix cancer?

HPV is spread through sex, and it can cause an infection in the cervix. The infection usually doesn't last long because your body because of its immune system is able to fight back the infection. If this HPV doesn't goes away, the virus may cause cervix cells to change into a pre-cancer cell. Pre-cancer cells are not cancer. Most cells with early pre-cancer changes returns to normal on their own. Sometimes, these pre-cancer cells may turn into cancer if they are not found and treated. Some women having a greater chance of getting cervix cancer if they: have HPV, and it body falls to incompetent in putting it away, have been infected with HIV and AIDS, excessive smoking may be some of the prime factors.

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Avastin Can Lengthen The Lives Of Advanced Cervical Cancer Patients

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Main Category: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine
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The addition of targeted therapy Avastin (bevacizumab) with chemotherapy can significantly lengthen the lives of women with advanced cervical cancer by close to 30%, according to research presented at the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Congress.

The finding is an important discovery in the fight against cervical cancer - the most common cancer in women under the age of 35.

More than 3,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually, while 1,000 will die from it. Cervical cancer is normally treated with surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. If the cancer is detected early and treated promptly, the prognosis is generally good.

Screening and vaccination against the human papilloma virus is crucial in preventing cervical cancer altogether, as well as keeping it from reaching an advanced stage if it does develop. For those patients who are diagnosed at an advanced stage, it becomes harder to treat the disease.

The research presented from this study is known as GOG 240. GOG 240 is an independent, National Cancer Institute (NCI) -sponsored phase III trail examining the effectiveness and safety of Avastin with chemotherapy (paclitaxel and topotecan or cisplatin) to treat women with recurrent, persistent, or advanced cervical cancer (stage IVb), that was not cured by standard treatment methods.

The study consisted of 452 women in the U.S. and Spain who were randomly assigned to one of four treatment schedules: paclitaxel and cisplatinpaclitaxel, cisplatin and Avastin (15 mg/kg every three weeks)paclitaxel and topocetan paclitaxel, topotecan and AvastinThe research revealed that the women who underwent combination treatment with chemotherapy and Avastin lived almost 30% longer, and when compared to those who were just treated with chemotherapy alone: the median overall survival was of 17 months compared to 13.3 months, respectively.

Also, the percentage of patients who responded positively to therapy increased by a third from 36% to 48%. The participants who received bevacizumab had more side effects than those who did not, however, these side effects were consistent with those previously known to be linked to bevacizumab.

Professor Stan Kaye, Head of Clinical Studies at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and Consultant Medical Oncologist in the Gynaecology Unit at The Royal Marsden Hospital, said:

"The improvements in overall survival achieved for women with advanced cervical cancer treated with Avastin are extremely encouraging. Thousands of women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year in the UK and for those with recurrent disease there is a desperate need for more treatment options."

Bevacizumab has a well-confirmed tolerability profile with the most frequently seen adverse effects in clinical trials listed as: hypertensionpainproteinuria (abnormal amount of protein in the bloodneutropeniaThese side effects are generally easy to take care of. The study did not find any new adverse effects. Bevacizumab was also associated with higher rates of grade 3 bleeding, thrombosis embolism, and gastrointestinal fistula.

Robert Music, Director of Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, said:

"For women who receive a late stage diagnosis of cervical cancer the prognosis can often be poor. The results of this research look promising and if this work can go some way in improving outcomes and overall survival rates in women with advanced cervical cancer then that is a positive step."

Bevacizumab is not currently licensed for the treatment of advanced cervical cancer.

Avastin is approved for four different types of cancers in the United States: mCRC (metastatic Colorectal Cancer), NSCLC (Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer), rGBM (recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme) and RCC (Renal Cell Cancer).

In 2011, the FDA removed the approval of Avastin for the treatment of breast cancer. The regulating body explained that Avastin is not effective or safe for that type of cancer.

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Friday, June 14, 2013

Cheap Vinegar Test Detects Cervical Cancer

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A remarkably simple vinegar test in India has managed to lower the rate of cervical cancer deaths by one-third.

Healthcare professionals have said that the outcome of the test has been "incredible", stating that it is capable of saving millions of lives.

The introduction of pap tests and tests for HPV significantly reduced the incidence of cervical cancers in the U.S. A pap test involves examining a cervical swab and screening it for abnormal cells linked to potentially pre-cancerous and cancerous processes. Both tests are very effective in preventing and reducing cervical cancer deaths.In the U.S. all women aged 21 and older should receive a Pap test screening every three years. Fruit Salad
In the U.S. doctor's frequently examine pap smears to detect cervical cancerOver 99 per cent of cases of cervical cancer are caused by HPV. HPV tests are also accurate at detecting cervical cancer. In fact, there was a debate among reproductive health experts over whether HPV tests should replace Pap smears as the primary method for screening for cervical cancer.

However, many developing nations can't afford screening tools such as Pap smears or human papillomavirus (HPV) tests, subsequently there is a lack of screening and care for the disease.

As a result, cervical cancer is now one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in India.

To tackle the problem, researchers have been trying to find a cost-efficient method of detecting the cancer before it's too late.

After years of work, a group of scientists have developed an alternative test to Pap smears.

The vinegar test is inexpensive and can be carried out with very little training and not much need for equipment. It involves swabbing the cervix with vinegar, which makes any pre-cancerous tumors turn white. The results can be seen within just minutes.

A total of 150,000 women living in the slums of Mumbai took part in the study.

The results revealed that the vinegar test reduced cervical cancer deaths in the area by an overwhelming 31 percent.

Experts predict that over 22,000 deaths in India and 72,600 deaths worldwide could be prevented as a result of this new method of screening.

The main sponsor of the study, Dr. Ted Trimble of the National Cancer Institute in the U.S., said: "That's amazing. That's remarkable. It's a very exciting result."

In addition, Electra Paskett, a gynecological cancer expert at Ohio State University, commented: "The thing in their program that was really wonderful is they assured follow-up their completion rate was phenomenal."

75,360 women who took the vinegar test were screened every two years since 1998 and 76,178 received vouchers for a free Pap test.

The vinegar test proved to be a much cheaper and more accessible means of diagnosing cervical cancer in the country.

Lead study author, Surendra Srinivas Shastri, a professor of preventive oncology at Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital, concluded:

"We hope our results will have a profound effect in reducing the burden of cervical cancer in India and around the world.

This is the first trial to identify a cervical cancer screening strategy that reduces mortality and is feasible to implement on a broad scale throughout India and in other developing countries."

The journal PLOS Medicine had published a report stating that women in the third world are not getting the cervical cancer screenings that they need. However, with this new finding there is now hope for the millions of women living in those countries.

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posted by Sachin Godambe (Law Student) Pune on 4 Jun 2013 at 2:45 am

This is Real Health Reforms for India. Women should take advantage of this. Will also request this bulletin to publish list of centres where such a tests can be done for each district of our country.

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posted by Paraminder on 4 Jun 2013 at 1:49 am

Its a very good news for all the women around the world. I think, as soon as the test procedure is integrated into the existing medical plans of respective countries, women will get diagnosed quickly.

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