AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Smoking tied to poorer outcomes in locally advanced cervical ca. (A 44% Rise in Disease Progression).
NEW ORLEANS -- Smokers with locally advanced cervical cancer have significantly worse outcomes than nonsmokers, a recent study suggests.
Of 315 patients with previously untreated stage IIB, IIIB, or IVA cervical cancer who were followed for an average of 31.5 months, the 42% who were current smokers had a 44% increase in relative risk of disease progression and a 59% increase in relative risk of death, compared with nonsmokers. Smoking was an independent predictor of poor overall survival and poor progression-free survival, Dr. Steven E. Waggoner reported at the annual meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists.
Previous studies suggest that nearly 50% of women diagnosed with cervical cancer smoke. However, studies of the effects of smoking on outcomes in these patients have resulted in conflicting findings or were poorly controlled.
For this study, smoking behavior was reported prospectively on a questionnaire completed by patients. Those who smoked more ...
- New research on cervical cancer from University of Texas summarized.(Report)
- Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly October 6, 2009 700+ words
...locally advanced cervical cancer. We reviewed the...report (see also Cervical Cancer). "with extrapelvic...traditionally associated with poorer outcomes, SPs do not have...of Patients With Cervical Cancer Does Marital Status...
- Cervical Cancer Awareness Survey Results Released.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 4, 2001 700+ words
...More Women Understand Link Between HPV and Cervical Cancer Internet Education Campaign Launched During Cervical Cancer Month WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In commemoration of Cervical Cancer Month, the National Cervical Cancer Public...
- Cervical cancer: putting prevention into practice.(Clinical report)
- Magazine article from: Townsend Letter Krueger, Cindy A. April 1, 2009 700+ words
Worldwide, cervical cancer ranks fifth for cancer mortality...US will have been diagnosed with cervical cancer, and nearly 4,000 will die from it. (2) Estimated new cases of cervical cancer in 2008 are 11,070 and deaths 3...
- Cervical Cancer; Facts to Know.
- Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Cervical Cancer March 16, 2005 700+ words
...estimated 10,520 cases of invasive cervical cancer are expected to occur in the U.S...African-American women die from cervical cancer as Caucasian women. Hispanic and...the disease than Caucasian women. Cervical cancer rates also are rising among Vietnamese...
- Cervical cancer screening interval.(Evidence-Based Practice)(Report)
- Magazine article from: Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing Linton, Denise M. April 1, 2009 700+ words
Cervical cancer is preventable, but it is the second...new cases and 3,870 deaths from cervical cancer occurred in 2008 in the United States...incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer are higher among women who do not...
- Cervical Cancer; Prevention.
- Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Cervical Cancer March 16, 2005 700+ words
...tests is the best way of preventing cervical cancer from developing. Reducing or eliminating...associated with the development of cervical cancer can also help prevent it: * Don...genital area. To prevent invasive cervical cancer, the American Cancer Society (ACS...
- Cervical cancer: the sub-Saharan African perspective.(Clinical report)
- Magazine article from: Reproductive Health Matters Anorlu, Rose I. November 1, 2008 700+ words
Abstract: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer...incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer have fallen significantly in developed...occur in developing countries. Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among...
- CERVICAL CANCER: UNCOVERED
- Newspaper article from: New Nation Cotton, Nzinga March 31, 2008 700+ words
...needn't be - if you know the facts Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer found...around 3,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and it causes around 1...to cause seven out of 10 cases of cervical cancer, may have a lower cervical cancer...
