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Washington, DC -- Gerald F. Joseph, Jr, MD, president of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), applauds today's Senate passage of the Mikulski Women's Health Amendment to HR...
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December 2009
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Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has launched a new website devoted to women who are approaching or going through menopause to provide them with the ne...
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June 2009
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds the US Supreme Court’s ruling today that affirms the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and A...
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June 2012
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Washington, DC -- In response to today's US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) statement that recommends against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s and recommends screening onl...
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November 2009
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Washington, DC -- As the US Supreme Court reviews the constitutionality of the individual mandate included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), The American Congress of Obstetrici...
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March 2012
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January 16, 2013
The ACOG Washington Section/Seattle Gynecologic Society will hold their educational program titled, “Gynecologic Care of Premenopausal Women with Breast Cancer” on January 16, 2013 in Sea...
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January 2013
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) supports the federal regulations issued on July 14 requiring new private health plans to provide free preventive heal...
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July 2010
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Washington, DC -- Due to the high incidence of breast cancer in the US and the potential to reduce deaths from it when caught early, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The Colle...
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July 2011
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Number 412
(Reaffirmed 2012)
ABSTRACT: Aromatase inhibitors appear to be effective as an adjuvant treatment for early-stage and late-stage breast cancer. Their role in chemoprevention of breast cancer in high-risk patients remai...
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August 2008
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FAQ026
What is breast tissue made of?
Your breasts are made up of glands, fat, and fibrous tissue. Each breast has 15–20 sections called lobes. Each lobe has many smaller lobules. The lobules end in dozens...
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November 2012
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FAQ171
What is cystic fibrosis (CF)?
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder. It is caused by an abnormal gene that is passed from parent to child. It is a lifelong illness that affects all of the organs...
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August 2011
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SP178
La mayoria de los problemas en los senos son leves, pero algunos pueden ser graves. El mas grave, el cancer del seno, es una de las causas principales de muerte provocada por cancer en las mujeres. ...
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April 2012
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SP026
Los cambios en los senos
Los senos están formados por glándulas, grasa y tejido
fibroso. Este tejido fibroso está compuesto por fibras
microscópicas y es lo que le da forma a los senos.
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November 2012
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Washington, DC -- Although most women no longer need annual Pap tests based on recent cervical cancer screening guidelines, they still need annual well-woman exams with their ob-gyn for other importa...
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July 2012
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Washington, DC -- All women should have a family health history on file and it should be reviewed and updated regularly, according to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The Coll...
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February 2011
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Number 434
(Reaffirmed 2011, Replaces No. 285, August 2003)
ABSTRACT: The relationship between induced abortion and the subsequent development of breast cancer has been the subject of a substantial amount of epidemiologic study. Early studies of the relations...
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June 2009
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What are the new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)?
The following recommendations for the general population appear in the November 17, 2009, issue of Annals of ...
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November 2009
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nysdoh breast cancer treatment booklet...
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August 2012
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Washington, DC -- As many women treated for breast cancer can attest, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy treatments often affect other facets of their health. To address these problems, The America...
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February 2012
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Washington, DC -- Lack of access to adequate women's health care puts rural women in the US at a greatly increased risk of poor health outcomes compared with women in urban areas. The physician short...
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February 2009
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Washington, DC -- To address the significant health care disparities of transgender individuals and to improve their access to care, ob-gyns should prepare to provide routine treatment and screening ...
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November 2011
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The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District II
ACOG Releases FAQ on Breast Density
Albany, NY – January 9, 2013 - The New York State Chapter of the American...
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March 2010
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FAQ007
What causes cancer?
Cancer occurs when old cells do not die when they should or are damaged. Normally, the body repairs or destroys such cells. Sometimes, these cells may grow out of control. This c...
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February 2013
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SP007
¿Qué es el cáncer?
Las células sanas que componen los tejidos del organismo
crecen, se reproducen y se reemplazan en forma
periódica. En ocasiones, las células viejas no mueren
cuando de...
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March 2013
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Washington, DC -- Evaluating a patient's risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome is an important first step in cancer prevention and early detection and should be a routine part of ob-g...
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March 2009
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