BACKGROUND Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) commonly presents with motor weakness and neurological symptoms and signs that include loss of tendon reflexes. However, patients with GBS also experience ...

Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably. Approximately 90% are squamous cell carcinomas, and the remaining 10% are ...

Figure 2. Colposcopy of cervix shows acetowhite area with punctation at squamocolumnar junction (microinvasion). Massad and coworkers [10] evaluated a group of 137 women with atypia on Pap using ...

Consider this a public cervix announcement. The American Cancer Society made a dire prediction — nearly 13,400 cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed this year and about 4,300 women ...

Cervical pain, medically known as cervicalgia, refers to pain in the neck or spine below the head. It can cause problems involving stiffness, reduced motion, muscle spasms, and numbness, affecting ...

Cervical cancer is usually caused by HPV infection. Exposure to multiple sexual partners, especially without using a condom, increases the risk of HPV. In utero diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure ...

A Legend, on DVD, Blu-ray and digital video-on-demand Jan. 21, isn't always successful, but is an atypical film for Chan that ultimately pays off. A Legend opens in the Han and Hun era ...

The cervical os is a narrow opening at each end of the cervix (which connects the vagina with the main body of the uterus via the endocervical canal). The cervix is about an inch long but can vary in ...

Cervical screening tests save thousands of lives each year in the UK, but many women do not take up invitations for screenings A knowledge gap around cervical screenings is currently "costing ...

A knowledge gap around cervical screenings is currently "costing lives", a cancer charity says. The Eve Appeal says more women need to know they can ask for adjustments to their cervical ...

Background: Cervical screening, aimed at detecting precancerous lesions and preventing cancer, is based on cytology and HPV testing. Both methods have limitations, the main ones being the variable ...