Archive for February, 2008
The Skinny on Gardasil
Sunday, February 17th, 2008The last two weeks, we’ve talked about cervical cancer and then pap tests. Cervical cancer is a stealthy type of cancer which could betray you. While other cancers might exhibit symptoms, cervical cancer could leave you in the dark and pop out when you’re already terminal. The lucky ones get “warts” in their private areas […]
Pap Test: Preventing Cervical Cancer
Saturday, February 9th, 2008Last week, we talked about the basics of cervical cancer. As a summary, cervical cancer is caused by human papillomavirus or HPV infection. Some women as *lucky* enough to get warts before being diagnosed with cervical cancer. Some aren’t as lucky. That doesn’t mean there’s no way to test and figure out if they DO […]
The 411 on Cervical Cancer
Friday, February 1st, 2008Cervical cancer is, just like its name implies, cancer of the cervix. Some of the symptoms of cervical cancer include vaginal bleeding, warts, pelvis pain, leg pain, back pain, bone fractures, etc. Warts are one of the early symptoms of developing cervical cancer. Its presence should trigger a red flag. While it may sound less […]