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Stigma part of breast cancer's grip on poor
WASHINGTON - Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia Knaul recalls the woman saying, "My man would leave me" - and with him, the family's income.
Nations:Mexico Malawi Rwanda Source:(AP)
2009-11-02
Glaxo says U.S. panel recommends Cervarix vaccine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. advisory panel has recommended the use of GlaxoSmithKline PLC's Cervarix vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in girls and young women, the company said on Wednesday.
Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-21
Precancer? Earliest cancer? Milk-duct cells vexing
WASHINGTON - Some doctors tell patients they have "stage zero" breast cancer. Others call it a precancer.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-09-25
Studies: Merck vaccine safe, promotion unbalanced
Two studies by federal and academic researchers have found low rates of side effects with the blockbuster cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, but a total of 32 deaths -- and questionable promotion tactics by maker Merck & Co.
Source:(AP)
2009-08-19
WHO approves cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix
LONDON - The World Health Organization has approved a second cervical cancer vaccine, this one made by GlaxoSmithKline, meaning U.N. agencies and partners can now officially buy millions of doses of the vaccine for poor countries worldwide.
Nations:Japan U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-07-09
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