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Screen-And-Treat Approach Cuts Cervical Cancer Deaths

November 02, 2005

New York City - A "one-stop-shopping" approach to cervical cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment is both safe and effective for women in the developing world, and may even lower death rates for low-income American women, two new studies show.

What's more, researchers say screening, diagnosing and treating women in one visit could reduce the death rate from cervical cancer in poorer countries to levels close to those of more affluent nations.

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