A vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, precancerous genital lesions and genital warts due to human papillomavirus (HPV) is now available. The vaccine is highly effective against four types of HPV, including two that are responsible for about 70 percent of cervical cancer. According to Women’s Care physician Audrey Garrett, MD, [Read More]

It’s become an icon of expectant parents in the modern age: A fuzzy black and white image of a cherished fetus with indistinct features proudly displayed on the refrigerator door. But thanks to new three-dimensional ultrasound technology, ‘baby’s first photo’ is coming into clearer focus, resembling an actual photograph of [Read More]

By Audrey Garrett, MD, MPH At Women’s Care, we probably sound like a broken record. If so, it’s only because the message is so vitally important: When it comes to breast cancer—the third leading cause of death in women—early detection is key. You can help ensure early detection of breast [Read More]

The Lane County Breast and Cervical Cancer Program is part of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. The program helps financially challenged, uninsured, and medically underserved women gain access to lifesaving screening programs for early detection of breast and cervical cancers. If cancer is detected, the program [Read More]

Because we understand that knowledge is power, we encourage our patients to become informed about health issues. Here are brief news nuggets about health issues, along with Web sites for more in-depth information (FMI.) It’s important to note that Women’s Care physicians don’t necessarily endorse these findings. Patients and doctors [Read More]

Here are some useful online information resources to help you research health issues. We’ll continue this list in the next few issues of Healthy Perspectives. (Note: This list is intended as a general reference, and doesn’t imply endorsement by Women’s Care physicians of these resources or of information provided by [Read More]

Because we understand that knowledge is power, we encourage our patients to become informed about health issues. Here are some brief news nuggets about health issues, along with Web sites for more in-depth information (FMI.) It’s important to note that Women’s Care physicians don’t necessarily endorse these findings. *A vaccine [Read More]

One day newspaper headlines herald a study that finds drinking coffee protects against cancer. An Internet search reveals a different study with evidence that the brew is bad for you. In this age of instant and ever-changing information, what’s a wise woman to think? When it comes to medical matters, [Read More]