Cancer Blog with Lisa Fayed December 2006 Archive

It is a common misunderstanding that the HPV vaccine is just a vaccine to prevent a sexually transmitted disease. While the human papillomavirus, or HPV for short, is a virus ... Read More

With the recent FDA approval of Gardasil, the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), there have been many reports in the media about HPV. Here is what most people don't, but ... Read More

A Pap smear can seem like a horrific medical test if you have never had one. Truth be told, Pap smears are painless and only take minutes to perform! Unfortunately ... Read More

Although she underwent surgery to remove skin cancer over a month ago, it was just announced Monday that First Lady Laura Bush was treated for squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cell ... Read More

A new study reveals that a seven percent decrease in U.S. diagnoses in 2003 may be due to a decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). While ... Read More

Peter Boyle, famed for his roles in Young Frankenstein and in the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond has died. He was 71. He suffered from both multiple myeloma and heart ... Read More

A new bill has been proposed to California legislaure that would require girls to receive the HPV vaccine for school entry, specifically the sixth grade. The bill is being sponsored ... Read More

Pap smears are not just for the young. Many older women have the misconception that they no longer need Pap smears, however it is untrue. Many older women do need ... Read More

Farrah Fawcett's publicist has announced that Farrah has finished up weeks of cancer treatment. Although it was never officially announced by Farrah's camp that she was battling anal cancer, long ... Read More

Uninsured and Medicaid eleigible will now be able to receive Gardasil free of charge, thanks to the state adding the vaccine to it's federal immuization program. The Vaccines for Children ... Read More

Cervical cancer used to be a significant cause of cancer-related deaths in women in the United States. Fortunately, due to more women getting regular Pap smears, the number of cervical ... Read More