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Cervical Cancer Screening
Studies conducted at H. Singh et al on cervical cancer screening recently published
March 19th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Gastroenterology, "We evaluated the risk of cervical abnormalities in women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a population-based, nested, case-control study. Cases with abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) smears or cervical biopsies were matched with up to 3 controls (normal Pap smears) by year of birth, year of first health care coverage, and number of Pap smears in the preceding 5 years." "A diagnosis of IBD before the index date was identified from the University of Manitoba IBD Epidemiology Database. Exposures to immunosuppressant drugs and corticosteroids were determined from the provincial drug...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-19)
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