Reproductive Health Reproductive Cancers

Find information here for patients and health care providers on cancers related to the reproductive organs—breast, cervix, uterus, vulva, endometrium, ovaries, prostate, testicles, and penis—as well as links to advocacy and support organizations dedicated to reproductive cancers.

To read ARHP's position statement on Screening and Prevention of Reproductive Cancers and Breast Cancer, click here. To read ARHP's position statement on Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer, click here.

News

November 17, 2008: Group therapy may extend lives of cancer patients from Reuters UK
November 17, 2008: Cancer Treatment May Result In Bone Loss from Medical News Todayg
November 13, 2008: Study: HPV vaccine prevents genital warts in males from Associated Press
November 12, 2008: Scientists Unravel Mystery of Tamoxifen Resistance from US News & World Report

Featured Research

Ehrhart JC , et al. A new immunosensor for breast cancer cell detection using antibody-coated long alkylsilane self-assembled monolayers in a parallel plate flow chamber. Biosens Bioelectron. 2008 Nov 15; 24(3): 467-74.
Zanetti-Dällenbach RA , et al. Impact of hormone replacement therapy on the histologic subtype of breast cancer. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2008 Nov; 278(5): 443-9.Read More >

Patient Resources

Cancer and Loss of Libido: How Treatment Affects Desire from the Mayo Clinic
Health Matters fact sheet: Making Sense of Cervical Cancer
Health Matters: Understanding Pap Test Results
Testicular Cancer from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Understanding Ovarian Cancer: A Woman’s Guide (PDF) from Gynecologic Cancer Foundation

Continuing Education

Managing HPV: A New Era in Patient Care: The Impact of HPV, Counseling, and Prevention, an archived Webinar
Reducing the Global Burden of HPV-Related Disease: Cervical Cancer and Beyond (Expires 11/27/2008) from Medscape
Active Surveillance for Favorable-risk Prostate Cancer: Who, How and Why? (Expires 11/19/2008) from Medscape
ASCO 2008: Breast Cancer in Older Women (Expires 11/19/2008) from Medscape

Clinical Publications & Resources

ACS Advises MRIs for Some at High Risk of Breast Cancer from the American Cancer Society
Managing HPV: A New Era in Patient Care, a visiting faculty program
New Test for Ovarian Cancer from the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Women’s Sexual Health Journal : Special issue on sexuality and cancer from The Women’s Sexual Health Foundation

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