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Article: Seminar spotlights tests for cancer-causing virus.(Health)(A Stanford expert tells local doctors about guidelines to flag cervical cancer)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- October 26, 2005
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Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard
SPRINGFIELD - Talk to your doctor.
That's still the best advice for women when it comes to testing for the virus that causes cervical cancer - the second-most-common cause of cancer among women worldwide, says Linda Hawley of Oregon Medical Laboratories.
But nowadays, there are new tools and new technologies when it comes to testing for sexually transmitted viruses such as human papilloma virus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer, and herpes simplex virus (HSV).
Dr. Bruce Patterson, an associate professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and director of virology at the school's ...