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Be all-inclusive when advising on cervical Ca.(Gynecology)
KAILUA KONA, HAWAII -- Think of both ends of the fertility spectrum when advising women about preventing or treating cervical cancer, Kimberly D. Baker, J.D., said at a conference on obstetrics, gynecology, perinatal medicine, neonatology, and the law.
An increasing number of malpractice cases are being brought by teenagers who claim that no one adequately explained the risks of sexual activity and of avoiding Pap smears, said Ms. Baker, a defense lawyer in Seattle who also holds a bachelor's degree in nursing.
These adolescents lack an understanding of the threats that sexual activity and a lack of screening can pose to their bodies, their fertility, and even their lives if they contract a sexually transmitted disease. Physicians "are being too casual about this," she said. ...
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...year. This is going to increase sexual activity by what would seem to be a substantial...and it is also going to increase cervical cancer likewise. First, cervical cancer is fostered by sexual activity. I went back in my copies of The...
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