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No Increased Risk of Death with 'The Pill' (CME/CE)
Oral contraceptives won't increase a woman's risk of death (MedPage Today) -- in fact, birth control pill users may live longer, researchers said.
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Home Specimen Collection Boosts Cervical Cancer Screening (CME/CE)
Allowing women to collect their own cervicovaginal lavage specimens for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing increased coverage and cervical abnormality detection rates in a community-based cervical cancer screening program, Dutch researchers said.
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AAD: Psoriasis Increases Pregnancy Risks (CME/CE)
MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) -- Pregnant women with psoriasis had a significantly increased risk of poor outcomes, including spontaneous abortion, preterm birth, preeclampsia, placenta previa, and ectopic pregnancy, data from a retrospective chart review showed.
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Base VBAC Decision on Evidence, NIH Panel Urges
BETHESDA, Md. (MedPage Today) -- A National Institutes of Health consensus panel has recommended that pregnant women and their care providers use evidence-based decision-making to determine whether a trial of labor and possible vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) would be appropriate.
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ACS Stats Find Gains in War on Cancer
Cancer is not quite the killer it was 20 years ago. The American Cancer Society found that "age-standardized" cancer deaths among men declined by 21% from 1990, while the rate among women declined by 12% from 1991 to 2006.
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Therapy to Reduce Smoke Exposure Improves Birth Outcomes (CME/CE)
Cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce tobacco smoke exposure among pregnant African-American women and subsequently improve birth outcomes, researchers have found.
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Cancer Gene Test Results Often Not Well Explained
Discussions of genetic test results for breast cancer recurrence risk frequently miss the mark for patient comprehension, according to a survey of women with early-stage breast cancer.
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SSO: Radiation After Mastectomy May Be Overused (CME/CE)
ST. LOUIS (MedPage Today) -- Many women who undergo mastectomy for early-stage breast cancer may not benefit from radiotherapy, a retrospective, single-center study suggested.
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