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6 ways not to get cancer
By Glamour Magazine, on Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:55am PDTCancer. If the word alone scares you, it may help to know that at least half of all deaths from the disease are preventable. "Although some people can do everything right and still get cancer," says the American Cancer Society's Colleen Doyle, R.D., "we've learned a lot about... Read More »
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Moms Unwilling to Have Daughters Vaccinated with Gardasil
By Diana B, on Thu May 22, 2008 10:52am PDTMany Moms Unwilling to Have Younger Daughters Get HPV Vaccine By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter 2 hours, 22 minutes ago SUNDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that only half of American mothers intend to have their teenaged daughters vaccinated against human... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Ask Dr. Kate: STD risk without condoms?
By Dr. Kate, The Daily Bedpost, on Wed May 21, 2008 10:45am PDTHi Dr. Kate, My boyfriend is a virgin, and I'm...not. I've always used protection with previous sexual partners, and I got tested for STD's after my last encounter. Last weekend he wanted to have sex, but didn't have condoms. I'm on the NuvaRing, but I made up an excuse and told... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (12) | Blog
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Leading cancer experts call for males to share the responsibility for HPV Prevention
By Daily Mantra, on Thu May 8, 2008 3:29pm PDTWhile America is still deciding whether girls should routinely get HPV vaccinations, an expert from Cancer Research UK is calling for boys to be vaccinated too. “It is a bad public health message to be giving out that you should only vaccinate girls and not boys against a sexually transmitted... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (19) | Blog
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Infuriating, bogus claim: HPV vaccine promotes sexual promiscuity
By Erin Flaherty, Shine staff, on Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:25pm PDT
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Although sometimes we here at Shine question certain studies (like you know, ones that say smart ladies can't have orgasms), this one is legitimate and very, very serious. The latest news is that HPV (or human papillomavirus) has now been linked to lung cancer, which is just one more organ in a long list of ones susceptible to cancer caused by this extremely common STD (it's primarily known to cause cervical cancer, but new findings also link it to penile, vulva, vaginal and anal cancers). HPV is so very common, in fact, that yet another well established study found that one in four teenage girls are infected with the disease, making it a substantial, life-threatening epidemic. According to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, 20 million (20 MILLION) Americans have HPV, and 6.2 million become infected each year.
The wonderful news is that it can now be prevented. Last year, the FDA approved the Merck vaccination Gardasil which is now widely available. Unfortunately some conservative groups and activists say that vaccinating their sons and daughters against the dangerous, cancer-causing disease is tantamount to making condoms accessible to teens and encourages promiscuity. This is not only ludicrous, it strikes me as very possibly insane... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (88) | Blog
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The Doctor is In: Do I tell him I have HPV?
By Dr. Kate, The Daily Bedpost, on Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:38pm PDTT. called me last week, still reeling from the news that her pap test was positive for HPV. "I keep thinking, when did I get it, how long have I had it, and worst, what do I tell the next guy I sleep with?!"
The question of whether or not (and how) to disclose to your partner that you have HPV is fraught. I find myself torn, and feeling a dialogue between my two halves--Trusting Female Friend and Cautious Doctor--coming on... Read More »
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Living With My Cervix: Journey through having cervical cancer
By Jean, on Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:56pm PDTHi, My name is Jean and I have cervical cancer and this is my story. I decided to do a series of a video blogs about my journey through having cervical cancer in hopes to raise more awareness about cervical cancer & HPV as well as to hopefully help others who are going through the same thing.... Read More »
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College Confessional: A Case for Gardasil
By Em and Lo, The Daily Bedpost, on Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:26am PDTThe Daily Bedpost's recent rant on new STDs stats, the safer sex Q&A with Dr. Kate, and the Gardasil poll spurred our awesome intern Ariel Servadio to make this very personal case for the HPV vaccine:I'm not a spokesperson for Gardasil. I am, however, the daughter of a woman who has... Read More »
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1 in 4 teenage girls has an STD (Part II)
By Dr. Kate, The Daily Bedpost, on Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:44am PDTThe new study about the prevalence of STDs among teenage girls (and Kristen's subsequent STD rant) brought up a lot of questions about STDs in America, which we posed to Dr. Kate:Em & Lo: Why do a test like this and only limit it to girls? Dr. Kate: Unfortunately, the worst consequences... Read More »
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