cervical cancer screening



Cervical cancer screening is used to find changes in the cells of the cervix that could lead to cancer. … Screening includes cervical cytology (also called the Pap test or Pap smear) and, for some women, testing for human papillomavirus (HPV)

Cost effectiveness of cervical cancer screening for the elderly
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Objective: To analyze the costs and benefits of alternate cervical cancer screening schedules among elderly women. Setting: Population-based screening programs. Design: A Markov model predicts the outcomes of periodic screening , diagnosis, and treatment for cervi- cal cancer

Cervical cancer : screening and prevention
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Cancer of the cervix is the second most common life-threatening cancer among women worldwide and both incidence and mortality rates are likely to be underestimated in developing countries. HPV high risk strains play at least the major if not an absolutely

Is a history of trauma associated with a reduced likelihood of cervical cancer screening
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OBJECTIVE We tested the hypothesis that a history of trauma (especially sexual trauma) was associated with a reduced likelihood of having had medically appropriate cervical cancer screening . STUDYDESIGN A case-control study using mailed self-report

Barriers and facilitators of cervical cancer screening among Hispanic women
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Hispanic women are less likely than non-Hispanic white women to utilize Pap test screening . Additionally, Hispanic women have higher rates of cervical cancer than non- Hispanic white women. To better understand the barriers and facilitators for Pap test

Plotting a new course for cervical cancer screening in developing countries
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The value of cytological screening for cervical cancer has been proved in developed countries. In developing countries, where the disease is more common and resources are scarce, cytological screening can be made more cost-effective by giving priority to women

Review of the cervical cancer burden and population-based cervical cancer screening in China
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Cervical cancer continues to be a serious public health problem in the developing world, including China. Because of its large population with geographical and socioeconomic inequities, China has a high burden of cervical cancer and important disparities among

Knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer and screening among Malaysian women who have never had a Pap smear: a qualitative study
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Introduction: Cervical cancer is one of the commonest cancers in women worldwide. Despite the existence of effective screening using Pap smear, the uptake of screening is poor. A qualitative study was undertaken using face-toface in-depth interviews to investigate

Cervical cancer : screening , diagnosis and staging
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Purpose: Despite the widespread screening programs, cervical cancer remains the third most common cancer in developing countries. Based on the implementation of cervical screening programs with the referred adoption of improved screening methods in cervical

Screening for cervical cancer
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In 1979 the Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination found that there was fair justification for the view that the incidence and mortality of invasive cancer of the cervix could be reduced by taking cervical smears (B recommendation). The optimum age and

Cervical cancer screening : Less testing, smarter testing
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In its 2009 recommendations for cervical cancer screening, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) calls for less-frequent but smarter screening that integrates testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection with the Papanicolaou (Pap)

Evaluation of cervical cancer screening program at a rural community of South Africa
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Objective: Cervical cancer is a leading cause of deaths among women worldwide. But the condition is preventable through regular screening of women those are at riskfor abnormal changes in the cervix and treating them who have positive results. Although screening

Knowledge and barriers towards cervical cancer screening among young women in Malaysia
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Objectives: This study examined the level of knowledge and barriers towards cervical cancer screening of female university students. Methodology: A cross-sectional design was used for 287 female students at a tertiary institution located in Selangor, Malaysia. A name list of all

Cervical Pap smear study and its utility in cancer screening , to specify the strategy for cervical cancer control
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The study was conducted to explore various lesions of Uterine cervix [inflammatory and growth], to find out target age group in which screening efforts can be concentrated for early detection as well as reduction of the incidence of cervical cancer , in our set up. Patients in

Cervical cancer screening HPV vaccination: a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer control
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India with its highest share of global burden of cervical cancer has to implement a population based cervical cancer control program to reduce the number of deaths. There are new screening options available like visual inspection after acetic acid application (VIA) test

Cervical – cancer screening new guidelines and the balance between benefits and harms
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PERSPECTIVE 10.1056/nejmp0911380 nejm. org 2 most common type of cervical lesion, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1 (CIN 1), is considered a manifestation of acute human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and treatment is discouraged. For young women with

The costs, clinical benefits, and cost-effectiveness of screening for cervical cancer in HIV-infected women
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Background: Women with HIV infection have a higher risk for cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions than do women without HIV infection, and the optimal regimen for cervical cancer screening in these women is uncertain. Objective: To assess the net health

Cervical cancer : screening hard-to-reach groups
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Conclusion One might wonder whether all this effort to improve screening rates among hard- to-reach groups is worth it. Cost-effective interventions are the order of the day. Although it is estimated that up to 90% of invasive cancers of the cervix could be prevented by regular Pap

Cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical cancer screening in women older than 30 years in the United States
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Background: Women older than 30 years are the main beneficiaries of improved cervical cancer screening with human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing. The role of vaccination against HPV types 16 and 1 which is recommended routinely for preadolescent girls, is

Challenges to cervical cancer screening in a developing country: the case of Malaysia
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Objectives: Many developing countries, including Malaysia, will need to continue relying on cervical screening because they will not be able to cover their entire female adolescent populations with HPV vaccination. The aim of this paper was to establish the extent of the

The clinical utility of HPV DNA testing in cervical cancer screening strategies
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Cervical cancer continues to be the commonest cause of death among women in developing countries, largely due to the failure to the inability to sustain effective cytology- based screening programs. While this burden come down following implementation of