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...there were 14.8 cases per 100,000 women, and by 2006, only 6.5 per 100,000 women. But the cancer, which is primarily caused by infection with the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), is rare among teens under 20. Only about 14 cases are reported each year in the U.S. in teenagers, compared with 123 cases among women ages 20 to 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The numbers were low enough in young women to prompt the ACOG to push back its screening guidelines. Overall, there are 4,070 cervical-cancer deaths...
Cervical cancer is slow growing - giving doctors time to find it - and studies show that among women in their 20s, the risk of developing cervical cancer does not increase by reducing the frequency of Pap tests to every two years. Although the HPV infection rate is high among sexually active teens and young adults, the virus is typically cleared by the woman's immune system within a year or two of infection. Few cases of HPV infection lead to cancer; when they do, the cancer may develop up to 10 to 20 years after exposure to the virus...
...It’s still setting in,” Ehrlich said. “Ending the year with a win, especially in that fashion—it’s unbelievable...
...first career touchdown for Reynolds, a three-year JV player, and was part of a breakout day for the Bulldogs’ rushers...
...President Mark G. Yudof said the tuition increase is unfortunate: "When you have no money, you have no money." And the budget woes in Sacramento continue. California's budget analyst announced this week that the state is facing another huge deficit next year - $21 billion of red ink. (See pictures of college mascots...