An estimated 300‚000 women die each year from cervical cancer‚ 70% of which are caused by the sexually transmitted disease‚ HPV (Lee 1). How can we solve this overwhelming problem? Miraculously‚ the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer (Ballaro 1). Some believe that the newly approved vaccine should be widely spread as a means of eliminating this deadly disease‚ while others think it was solely generated for a pharmaceutical firm rather than to
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Previous gynaecological history: o Periods – regular‚ duration (n/28)‚ flow‚ dysmenorrhoea (painful period -> endometriosis?)‚ IMB/PCB (post-coital bleeding)‚ LMP‚ menarche (younger women) o Contraception o PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)/STI o Pap smear o Dyspareunia (pain on intercourse)/intercourse/libido o Breast examinations/galactorrhoea - Previous obstetric history (gravida‚ parity) o Previous miscarriages/preg 20 weeks and outcome - Obstetric history o Age‚ gravidity‚ parity o
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7. What are the risks to the fetus if this condition is left untreated? If preeclampsia-eclampsia is left untreated‚ the fetus is at risk of: Placental deterioration and insufficiency: This would eventually cause the mother to provide a decreased and inadequate amount of nutrients to the fetus Hypoxia: Decreasing the amount of oxygen the fetus receives Intrauterine growth retardation: Affecting the growth of the fetus‚ causing abnormalities and deformities 8. What are the maternal sequelae
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*Cancer* Cancer (medical term: malignant neoplasm) is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display ’’uncontrolled growth’’ (division beyond the normal limits)‚ ’’invasion’’ (intrusion on and destruction of adjacent tissues)‚ and sometimes ’’metastasis’’ (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood). There are over 150 types of cancers. Cancers in teens:- 1. Osteosarcoma (Pronounced: os-tee-oh-sar-koh-muh) is the most common type of bone cancer.
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Activity 3.1.1: Student Data Sheet Name of Person: Age Diagnosed with Cancer: Type of Cancer: Possible Risk Factors: Other Pertinent Information: Amy Johnson (Caucasian Heritage) 68 Years Old Breast Cancer (Stage 3) Did not have children until they were in their late thirties Was a smoker until she was 45 and drinks alcohol socially. Mother and sister both had breast cancer Genetic screening done at 25. Inherited a mutated BRCA1 gene = increased
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States and presents between the third and fourth decades. Cervical cancer develops slowly. It starts as a precancerous condition called dysplasia (growth of abnormal cells on the surface lining of the cervix). This condition can be detected by a Pap smear and is 100% treatable. All abnormal results should be followed up with colposcopy (diagnostic procedure to examine a magnified view of the cervix and the tissues of
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Testing What is the Human Papillomavirus? Commonly known as HPV‚ it is an infection that spreads through sexual contact. There are over one hundred different types of HPV; several types cause genital warts‚ while other high risk strands can lead to cancer of the cervix‚ anus‚ vagina‚ and penis. Because HPV is often asymptomatic‚ many people are unaware of their infection status‚ and thus‚ their potential for transmitting the virus to a sexual partner. The significance
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Suzie Toraitis Professor Connie Yandow Seminar in Education Inquiry 04 March 2011 Research Draft Mandatory Human Papilloma Vaccine Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the most commonly sexually transmitted disease in the United States. It is estimated that at least 80% of men and women acquire an HPV infection during their lifetime. “In a recent study of women in the United States 25% of fourteen to nineteen year olds were infected with at least one type of HPV. HPV is often acquired within a few
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Assessment V/S: BP-110/73 Left Arm‚ P-76 Rate and Rhythm‚ R-20‚ T-97.9 Orally‚ Wt-125lbs‚ White vaginal discharge is contributed to STI. The patient had a bimanual examination of the vagina and cervix along with a Pap smear‚ and cytology. A positive whiff test (fishy odor)‚ and wet smear revealed numerous white blood cells counts on saline. To differentiate between bacterial vaginosis‚ trichomonas’s‚
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Research Proposal 1.1Topic Cervical cancer and screening; knowledge and attitude of St. Dominic Hospital Staff in the Eastern egion of Ghana. 1.2 introduction background Cervical cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in Ghana and knowledge about its cause‚ risk factors‚ prevention‚ symptoms and treatment is essential in the fight to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality among women in the country. Cancers are developed‚ not acquired thus cannot be transmitted to other persons
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