Posts Tagged ‘Pap test’
Seven things you didn’t know about cervical cancer screening and prevention
Shawn Davis-Wilensky, MD, MPH, FACOG, is a board-certified OB-GYN. She practices at Inova Saville Cancer Screening and Prevention Center. Cervical cancer used to be among the most common cancer killers of women. But thanks to advances in prevention and screening, the general outlook has improved significantly. Here are seven things that may surprise you about cervical cancer…
Read MoreHPV Vaccine – What’s New?
Dr. Kenneth Lin is a board certified internist at Inova General Internal Medicine Group – Ballston. He has 21 years of clinical experience and special interests in preventive medicine, nutrition, and dermatologic procedures. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection and a well-recognized cause of cervical cancer, genital warts, and oral cancers.…
Read MoreThe Global Problem of Cervix Cancer (And How We Can Solve It)
George L. Maxwell, MD, is board certified in gynecologic oncology, obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Maxwell’s interests are minimally invasive surgery techniques and ovarian cancer treatments. Recently, Dr. Maxwell attended and presented at a UN symposium dedicated to fighting cervical cancer in women around the world. Read Dr. Maxwell’s profile. On June 18, I was honored…
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