© 2004 by Oxford University Press
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Many Women Who Lack Cervix Being Screened for Cervical Cancer
A new study estimates that nearly half of all women who have undergone a hysterectomy, including removal of their cervix, are being screened unnecessarily for cervical cancer.
In 1996, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advised that screening
women who have had a hysterectomy for benign disease is unnecessary. To
evaluate whether the task force's recommendation had an effect on
Report Shows Increase in Cancer Survivors
British Health Service Issues Guidelines on Familial Breast Cancer