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Beliefs about Papanicolaou smears and compliance with Papanicolaou smear follow-up in adolescents.
OBJECTIVE To explore qualitatively adolescent girls' understanding of Papanicolaou smears and barriers to compliance with Papanicolaou smear follow-up appointments. DESIGN Qualitative analysis, using 3 focus groups and 15 in-depth, semistructured individual interviews. SETTING Adolescent Clinic and Young Parents' Program at Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Beliefs ...
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BACKGROUND Cancer of the cervix is preventable. According to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, invasive cervical cancer incidence is 9.0 and cancer mortality rate is 2.8 per 100,000 persons. Effective prevention includes appropriate use of Papanicolaou smears and adherence to a care plan by the patient. This review will examine the extent of nonadherence, negative ...
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BACKGROUND Cervical cytology by Papanicolaou (Pap) smears is an effective means of screening for cervical premalignant and malignant conditions. Cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cervical cancer remain important health problems for women worldwide. AIM To study the role of Pap smear in detecting premalignant and malignant lesions of cervix; and to determine the prevalence of vario...
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BACKGROUND Preterm delivery is the most common cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality in the United States. There is evidence that cervicovaginal infection could predispose to preterm labor. This study explored a possible association of evidence of inflammation on an otherwise normal Papanicolaou smear obtained during pregnancy with subsequent preterm labor and preterm delivery. METHODS Us...
متن کاملDetection of human herpesvirus 8 in cervical cells of Chinese women with abnormal papanicolaou smears.
picalis that was resistant to fluconazole, itraconazole, and clotrimazole. Because he had a history of injection drug use, it is possible that he may have been colonized by this strain of Candida for some time and acquired the fungemia from injecting. Although he was not HIV-positive, he may have shared needles or been exposed to someone who was HIV-positive and thus may have become colonized w...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20874