HPV Testing

Alain Clavette takes us along on his annual pelagic tour in the Bay of Fundy. 

With just 6 weeks to go before the provincial election, we'll gather our panel of politics watchers. They'll look at the promises made so far, and set the stage for the coming weeks. 

This week on What's Cooking, we're focused on a meal - lunch. For some lunch ideas now that school is back in session, we've reached Chef Yves Deschaines. He runs the cooking programs at Greener Village in Fredericton. 

<p>Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D., <a href='https://twitter.com/chutkamd'>@ChutkaMD</a></p> <p>Guest: Evelyn A. Reynolds, M.D.</p> <p>January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month | Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in women worldwide, although the number of new cas ... Show More

How often do we need a smear test? It’s become controversial now as a new test means women and people with a cervix need checking less often. But in the future the answer might be only once a lifetime! We hunt for the special blood that's in high demand, yet in short supply, for ... Show More

<p>About a decade ago, companies began offering pregnant women tests that promised to detect rare genetic disorders in their fetuses.</p><p>The tests initially looked for Down syndrome and worked well, but later tests for rarer conditions did not. An investigation has found that ... Show More

Ungefähr ein Drittel aller Frauen, die zur Zervixkarzinom-Vorsorge gehen könnten, tun das nicht. Mit einem Selbstabstrich auf humane Papillomviren könnten auch diese Frauen erreicht werden. Dazu wurde auf dem Deutschen Krebskongress eine Studie vorgestellt, über die wir in dieser ... Show More

In 1928 Dr George Papanicoloau, a Greek immigrant living in New York, discovered he could detect pre-cancerous cell changes in the cervix. This led to the development of the smear test which has meant millions of women worldwide have not had to face cancer.Dr Papanicoloau's great ... Show More

<p>By the end of last year, if you needed a coronavirus test, you could get one. But when vaccines arrived, focus shifted.</p><p>Many of the vaccinated felt like they didn’t need tests and demand took a nosedive. Testing sites were closed or converted into vaccination sites. And ... Show More

An interview with Dr. Surendra Shastri from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, and Dr. Jose Jeronimo from the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD, co-chairs on "Secondary Prevention of Cervical Cancer: ASCO Resource-Stratified Guideline Update ... Show More

Here are 3 facts you should know: 1) Sex can cause cancer. 2) 8 out of 10 people will contract some form of HPV in their lifetime. 3) According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HPV is thought to be responsible for more than 90% of anal and cervical cancers, ... Show More

Dr. Isabelle Bedrosian and Dr. Mark Robson discuss the new guideline from ASCO and SSO on germline testing in patients with breast cancer. They discuss the framework for which patients should be offered BRCA1/2 testing, and what additional moderate- and high-penetrance genes may ... Show More