Cervical Cancer ? Women Veterans and Getting Screened | DoDLive

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Almost all women are at risk for cervical cancer. ?Each year, approximately 12,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer. ?The majority of deaths from cervical cancer in the U.S. are among women who are screened infrequently or not at all. ?VA encourages all women veterans to have regular screening tests which can help to prevent cervical cancer or detect it early.

?VA provides women veterans with a full range of reproductive health services necessary for optimal health throughout their lives.?

? Dr. Amanda Johnson, Senior Medical Consultant, Reproductive Health, Women Veterans Health Strategic Healthcare Group

Two screening tests can help prevent cervical cancer or detect it early:

• The Pap test (or Pap smear) looks for precancerous changes on the cervix that might become cervical cancer if they are not treated appropriately.
• The HPV test looks for the virus (human papillomavirus) that can cause these cell changes.

Medical advances, such as the HPV vaccine, have and will continue to, dramatically reduce the incidence of cervical cancer.

According to Dr. Amanda Johnson, Senior Medical Consultant, Reproductive Health,?Women Veterans Health Strategic Healthcare Group, ?Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers through vaccination, regular screening tests, and timely follow-up.?

January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and VA reminds all women veterans to see their physician for a screening test at regular intervals.

Information on Cervical Cancer Screenings from CDC

Women Veterans should have cervical cancer screening at regular intervals.

The Pap test, which screens for cervical cancer, is one of the most reliable and effective cancer screening tests available.

In addition to the Pap test?the main test for cervical cancer?the HPV test may also be used to screen women aged 30 years and older, or women of any age who have unclear Pap test results.

If you are 30 years old or older and your screening tests are normal, your chance of getting cervical cancer in the next few years is very low. For that reason, your doctor may tell you that you will not need another screening test for up to three years. But you should still go to the doctor regularly for a check-up that may include a pelvic exam.

It is important for you to continue getting a Pap test regularly?even if you think you are too old to have a child, or are not having sex anymore.

If you are older than 65 and have had normal Pap test results for several years, or if you have had your cervix removed (during a hysterectomy), your doctor may tell you it is okay to stop getting regular Pap tests.

There are several ways to treat cervical cancer. The treatment depends on the type of cervical cancer and how far it has spread. Treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation.

VA Provides Safe and Sensitive Environment

Dr. Johnson emphasizes the VA of the 21st century has a modern and dedicated focus on health care for women Veterans, adding that, ?The VA provides women Veterans with a full range of reproductive health services necessary for optimal health throughout their lives.?

VA?s Women Veterans Health Care addresses the health care needs of women Veterans and works to ensure that timely, equitable, high-quality, comprehensive health care services are provided in a sensitive and safe environment at VA health facilities nationwide.

Women Veterans Health Care works to make certain that all eligible women Veterans requesting VA care are assured of:

• Comprehensive primary care by a proficient and interested primary care provider
• Privacy, safety, dignity, and sensitivity to gender-specific needs
• The right care in the right place and time
• State-of-the-art health care equipment and technology
• High-quality preventive and clinical care, equal to that provided to male Veterans

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UN chief says Syrian president must stop violence

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, speaks during the opening session of a conference on democracy in the Arab world, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Jan. 15, 2012. Ban demanded Sunday that Syria's president stop killing his own people, and said the "old order" of one-man rule and family dynasties is over in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, speaks during the opening session of a conference on democracy in the Arab world, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Jan. 15, 2012. Ban demanded Sunday that Syria's president stop killing his own people, and said the "old order" of one-man rule and family dynasties is over in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati attend the opening session of a conference on democracy in the Arab world, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Jan. 15, 2012. Ban demanded Sunday that Syria's president stop killing his own people, and said the "old order" of one-man rule and family dynasties is over in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

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BEIRUT (AP) ? The U.N. chief demanded Sunday that Syria's president stop killing his own people and said the "old order" of one-man rule and family dynasties is over in the Middle East.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, delivering the keynote address at a conference in Beirut on democracy in the Arab world, said the revolutions of the Arab Spring show people will no longer accept tyranny.

"Today, I say again to President (Bashar) Assad of Syria: Stop the violence. Stop killing your people," Ban said.

Thousands of people have been killed in the government's crackdown on a 10-month-old uprising, which has turned increasingly militarized in recent months with a growing risk of civil war.

Syria agreed last month to an Arab League plan that calls for a halt to the crackdown, the withdrawal of heavy weaponry, such as tanks, from cities, the release of all political prisoners, and allowing foreign journalists and human rights workers in. About 200 Arab League observers are working in Syria to verify whether the government is abiding by its agreement to end the military crackdown on dissent.

Observers visited the coastal city of Banias and the restive town of Maaret al-Numan in northern Syria Sunday, where they were met with thousands of anti-Assad protesters chanting for his downfall.

Amateur video posted by activists on the Internet showed the monitors watching and filming from a balcony as a large protest unfolded on the streets below. "Victory for our revolution!" the protesters shouted.

The monitors also visited the Damascus suburb of Zabadani, which activists say has come under an intense crackdown in the past few days.

"The authorities pulled out tanks and stopped firing just before the observers arrived," said one activist in Zabadani, who declined to be named for fear of reprisals. "But they saw with their own eyes the destruction and fear," he said, adding people took to the streets in huge protests while the monitors were there.

But the presence of the observers has not put a stop to bloodshed and the U.S. and many in the Syrian opposition say killings have accelerated. The U.N. says about 400 people have been killed in the last three weeks alone, on top of an earlier estimate of more than 5,000 killed since March.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Syria's state-run news agency SANA reported Sunday that at least five factory workers were killed when a roadside bomb detonated near the bus they were traveling in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in northern Syria.

The Observatory and other activists said seven other people died in the central city of Homs ? including three from indiscriminate gunfire and one in the northern province of Idlib.

"The killings still continue and still there are people arrested," said Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby in Bahrain. He said there will be a meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the end of the week in Cairo to decide on the next steps.

Syria's state news agency reported that Assad granted a general amnesty for "crimes" committed during the uprising and officials said authorities have begun granting local and foreign media outlets approvals to work in Syria. It was not clear how many prisoners would be released.

Information Minister Adnan Mahmoud said the level of "incitement and distortion of facts" has doubled since the media was allowed in along with the Arab League observers who started work late last month.

Ban acknowledged challenges facing Arab states in the wake of the uprisings sweeping the Arab world, in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Syria.

"It is sometimes said that authoritarian regimes, whatever else their faults, at least kept a lid on sectarian conflict. This is a cruel canard," Ban said in Beirut. "Yet it would be equally mistaken to assume that all of the new regimes now emerging will automatically uphold universal human rights," he said.

"Democracy is not easy," he added. "It takes time and effort to build. It does not come into being with one or two elections. Yet there is no going back."

He encouraged Arab countries to usher in real reforms and dialogue, and to respect the role of women and youth.

"The old way, the old order, is crumbling," Ban said. "One-man rule and the perpetuation of family dynasties, monopolies of wealth and power, the silencing of the media, the deprivation of fundamental freedoms that are the birthright of every man, woman and child on this planet ? to all of this, the people say: Enough!"

The U.N. chief also urged an end to Israeli occupation of Arab and Palestinian territories.

"Settlements, new and old, are illegal. They work against the emergence of a viable Palestinian state."

The foreign minister of Tunisia, which became the first Arab country to oust a dictator through a peaceful revolution one year ago, said there is no escape from the process of democratization and freedoms in the Arab world.

"My message (to the Syrian regime) is to hear and to listen to the will of the people," Rafik Abdessalem told APTN in an interview in Beirut Sunday.

On Saturday, the leader of Qatar was quoted as saying that Arab troops should be sent to Syria to stop a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests. Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani's comments to CBS' "60 Minutes," which will be aired Sunday, are the first statements by an Arab leader calling for the deployment of troops inside Syria.

Asked whether he is in favor of Arab nations intervening in Syria, Sheik Hamad said: "For such a situation to stop, the killing some troops should go to stop the killing."

Excerpts of the interview were sent to The Associated Press by CBS on Saturday.

Qatar, which once had close relations with Damascus, has been a harsh critic of the crackdown by Assad's regime. The wealthy and influential Gulf state withdrew its ambassador to Syria in the summer to protest the killings.

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Reem Khalifa contributed to this report from Manama, Bahrain.

Associated Press

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Angela Zhang, High School Student Devises Potential Cancer Cure

While it may not have been a typical extra-curricular activity, 17-year-old Angela Zhang's after school project may change the world. Zhang has been making headlines recently after taking home a check of $100,000 from the national Siemens science contest, and now it has been suggested that her research could lead to a potential cure for cancer.

"I created a nanoparticle that's kind of like the Swiss Army knife of cancer treatment in that it can detect cancer cells, eradicate the cancer cells and then monitor the treatment response. So the major aim of the project was to personalize cancer medicine," Zhang told ABC News.

The teen began reading doctorate level work on bio-engineering when she was a freshman. She admitted it was a "little bit overwhelming" at first, but she quickly caught the hang of it, and by junior year the rest was history.

"I'm excited to learn just everything possible," Zhang said in the above video interview with CBS News. "Everything in the sciences -- biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, even computer science -- to make new innovations possible."

This has been an exciting month for teen girls and science: Earlier this week, an inspiring homeless teenager, Samantha Garvey, was honored in a prestigious science competition. After word spread about her accomplishment, she was given a home. The three amazing teen 2011 Google Science Fair winners also gave TED Talks about their incredible research, which you can watch here.

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Roxy Music's Ferry weds son's ex-girlfriend

"Love Is the Drug" isn't just a Roxy Music hit. It also just might be Bryan Ferry's wedding song.

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The British art rock band's suave frontman tied the knot with girlfriend Amanda Sheppard on Jan. 4 in the Turks and Caicos.

So just how did these two lovebirds meet? Let's just say Ferry didn't have to stray too far from home.

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Per the U.K. Telegraph, the 66-year-old singer met the 29-year-old Sheppard in 2009 after she dated one of his sons--and despite the big age difference, the two hit it off.

A spokesman for Ferry said the nuptials took place at the Caribbean islands' posh Amanyara resort and the twosome exchanged vows in a "simple private ceremony." The bride wore a white dress by Lanvin while the groom donned a dapper dark blue suit.

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This is the second marriage for the singer-songwriter. He was previously hitched for 21 years to Lucy Helmore; they had four sons before divorcing in 2003.

As for Sheppard, a fashion PR executive and party planner, Ferry said the realities of being a bachelor in his sixties led him to his current ladylove.

"You never meet people your own age who aren't married. Unless they are divorceees knocking about, that sort of thing," Ferry told the paper.

Congrats to the happy couple.

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Nokia's CES 2012 keynote now online: watch Elop emote and Ballmer bombast

Couldn't get enough of our Nokia liveblog? Well, thanks to YouTube, now you can pretend to be there, and imagine the heady atmosphere hundreds of increasingly fatigued tech journalists see how Nokia's plans on breaking America. Marvel as the phone we saw heavily leaked arrives as expected, jump as Ballmer booms out of the mic system and sigh as nothing much else is revealed. The video's embedded after the break.

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Rupee seen under pressure on euro debt crisis: Finmin

NEW DELHI: The Indian rupee will remain under pressure until the euro zone debt problem is resolved, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Saturday.

The partially convertible rupee was the worst performer among Asian currencies last year, losing close to 16 percent against the U.S. dollar as foreign investors pulled out of Asia's third-largest economy on worries over its large fiscal deficit, stubbornly high inflation and slowing growth.

"Rupee depreciation is largely driven by global factors and the pressure would continue until there is a durable solution to the sovereign debt problem in Europe," Mukherjee said in a speech at a business awards function.

The currency closed stronger on Friday, ending the week with a 0.7 percent gain as foreign investors bought local debt, but analysts say the local unit will remain under pressure in the near term. It ended on Friday at 52.7150/7250 to the dollar, 0.5 percent stronger than Thursday's close of 52.98/99.

A weak rupee is expected to keep overall inflation high by pushing up the cost of imported items, offsetting a moderation in food prices.

India's headline inflation has been steadfast above 9 percent for a year. But Mukherjee said that figure was likely to come down to 6-7 percent by March.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised interest rates 13 times since March 2010 by a total of 375 basis points to rein in price pressures.

"... there are some clear signs of inflation moderating in the coming months," Mukherjee said.

"Going forward, I am sure that RBI will take into account the important concern of balancing the targets of controlling inflation and keeping up growth and employment generation."

FISCAL CONCERNS
The Indian economy has been slowing amid mounting global uncertainties and high interest rates and policy paralysis at home. The pace of economic expansion slowed down to 6.9 percent in the quarter through September, its weakest pace in over 2 years.

Annual economic growth in fiscal 2011/12 that ends on March 31 is expected to be around 7.5 percent, far lower than the 9 percent forecast made in last year's budget.

With a slowing economy hitting tax revenues and a programme to sell shares in state-run firms getting derailed due to depressed market conditions, New Delhi has been forced to increase its market borrowing for the current fiscal year by 22 percent from the budgeted target.

This in turn has called into question the government's ability to restrict the fiscal deficit for 2011/12 at the budgeted target of 4.6 percent of gross domestic product. Several government officials, including Mukherjee, have conceded there will be a slippage on that target, but not by a wide margin.

"Performance during the first half on the fiscal front poses some risks in both receipts as well as expenditure estimates," he said.

"In the medium to long term we are committed to prudent management of our fiscal situation ... "

Most analysts expect India's 2011/12 federal fiscal gap to be an almost 1 percentage point higher than the original target.

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