European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pap smear Best Chance for Early detection of cervical cancer  the Baltimore Sun for Many women it is the example of preventable cancer unlike malignancies that attest can be recognized and treated Early cervical cancer can be stopped before it even starts. By analysing cells scraped or brushed from  and preserved and stained by a method known As the Pap smear doctors can recognize and treat abnormalities that have not yet progressed to the kind of cancer that can invade the uterus and other organs. That treatment can Range from destruction of the abnormal cell layer  heat or freezing through surgical removal of a Section of  or of the entire uterus including . Marilyn Quayle wife of vice president Dan Quayle had her uterus removed july 21 because of a condition described As severe dysplasia or abnormality it was discovered through a surgical Biopsy after a Pap smear two months ago indicated a need for More precise diagnosis. / in widespread use in this country since the 1940s and generally credited with having dramatically reduced the incidence of cervical cancer and the death rate from it. The Pap smear has been under scrutiny in recent years As medical experts have tried to determine proper recommendations for frequency of testing and standardization of Laboratory procedures. With mounting evidence that the disorder is at least in some instances related to Early Intercourse multiple sex partners and the sexually transmissible human papilloma virus or Huv health agencies have suggested a first Pap smear at age 18 or after first Intercourse an annual Pap smear for the next two years and if All three Are Normal and the woman is not at risk a schedule of smears mutually agreed upon by the woman and her gynaecologist. We lean toward an annual Pap smear for the vast majority of women because the vast majority of woman Are in one of the High risk groups first Intercourse before age 18, multiple partners or Intercourse with men who have had multiple partners says Mort Lebow spokesman for the american College of obstetricians and gynaecologists. However women who Are not at High risk Are not 100 percent immune and Many May opt for annual Pap smears. There s a lot of evidence both epidemiology is and from the lab to implicate the Huv virus in the genesis of cervical cancer but in has not been conclusively Provon to be the one causative agent says or. John Curne director of gynaecological oncology at the Johns i Hopkins oncology Center. It s Tough to hang it on a sexually transmitted virus when the patient is a monogamous 65 year old he notes second while most cervical cancers Are slow growing malignancies with an interval of several years Between first appearance of abnormality and full blown cancer. There Are some rare cases where it moves More quickly than that he says. According to or. Julian Smith director of gynaecological oncology at the University of Maryland oncology Center six of the several different types of papilloma virus have been associated with cervical cancer and one of them known As Type 18," is especially aggressive it does t have a Long interval of going through the stages from mild to moderate to severe dysplasia and then to carcinoma in Situ and invasive cancer he says. And although the Pap smear is designed to pick up All of those pre cancerous and cancerous conditions human error can also Lead to false negative reports that is a woman might be told her smear was Normal when she is in fact harbouring abnormal or even malignant cells Shin splints a common summer malady Washington Post it s that Dull pain that throbs inthe front of your legs during  the tingling in your feet that won to away after a Breakneck game of basketball. Summer is the season for overused Muscles and most notably Shin splints the Layman s term for chronic exercise induced leg pain. People Are out and the weekend warriors think they can take it All. And then they Start falling apart said Lew Schon an orthopaedic surgeon in Houston who has studied the phenomenon of Shin splints. Although the condition is called Shin splints pain can surface around the lower leg. In most cases the problem clears up after a week or two of rest. Sometimes for the exercise enthusiast who just won t quit the pain can continue and develop into serious injury requiring drug treatment or surgery. Everybody has an individual level of overuse Schon said. Some people can run 70 Miles a week and have no problems. And some people will try to run 10 Miles a week and develop  runners joggers basketball and volleyball players aerobics participants and professional dancers Are All Likely candidates he said. Shin splints Are responsible for an estimated 10 to 15 percent of running injuries. There Are several terms for the disorder including chronic compartment syndrome where there is a buildup of pressure in a muscle As a result of exercise tendonitis or inflammation of a Tendon nerve entrapment which can occur on the Side of the calf myosotis or inflammation of a muscle and Perio Stitis or inflammation of the membrane Over the Bone. In 1988, the american journal of sports Medicine published a study of 98 people who complained of Shin splints. About 25 percent of them suffered from chronic compartment syndrome and another 25 percent experienced Perio Stitis the study found. But sports authorities say you Don t need to be an exercise fanatic to suffer leg pain. Women who stand for Long periods on hard floors and who Wear High heeled shoes often experience Shin splints and they Don t even know it said Marjorie Albohm a certified athletic Trainer and adviser at the 1987 pan american games in Indianapolis. Albohm recommended getting a Good pair of shoes for any exercise activity stretching Well before each session and if there Are problems taking a few Days off. People with Flat feet should be particularly vigilant she said. If you have Flat feet or poor Arch support it s More Likely you la get Shin splints More frequently she said. Arches help absorb the Shock More  both Schon and Albohm advised against running through the pain. Anything that causes you to alter your style warrants medical attention Schon said. Basketball players As Well As runners joggers volleyball players and aerobics participants Are Likely candidates Tor Shin splints.  . 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