before the cervical cancer was discovered (median interval, 14 months), but no cervical smear had been obtained. Of particular interest is the fact that six of the 19 patients are in their seventh decade or older, with a median age of 80 years (range, 79–88 years). The Victorian Department of Human Services reports that the cervical-smear participation rate for eligible women in the Gippsland r...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the frequency of cytohistologic discrepancy of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs) in Pap smears and associated factors. METHODS Medical records of 223 women with HSIL Pap smears who were treated at Thammasat University Hospital were reviewed. Data on age, parity, menopausal status, contraceptive use and colposcopic directed biopsy and loop electrosurgic...

In a series of 3,267 cervical smears examined in Enugu, Nigeria, from 1993 through 2010, there was a single positive case of tuberculosis (TB). It was found in a 55-year-old, Para 7, postmenopausal woman. Treatment for tuberculosis was instituted successfully.

This study was undertaken to examine the validity of self-reported data on breast and cervical cancer screening behavior. An abbreviated version of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System telephone survey, including questions on mammography, clinical breast examination (CBE), and Papanicolaou test utilization, was administered to a sample of 480 women aged 40-74 years, enrolled in Kaiser...

Aims and objectives: To compare the efficacy of VIA and Pap smear for detection of premalignant and malignant lesions of cervix. Materials and methods: Two hundred and forty women atten­ ding outpatient department of obstetrics and gynecology were subjected to detailed history taking, clinical examination, Pap smear and VIA, and biopsies were indicated. Results: Of 240 patients, 27 patients (11...

Background & Aims: Health beliefs play an important role in encouraging people to engage in behaviors related to health promotion. Thus, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of health beliefs in predicting barriersto cervical cancerscreening among women in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Methods: Using convenience and random sampling, this cross-sectional study was conducted on 681 married wom...

Method The pre and one-year postoperative data;-{Functional Class (FC), cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) in chest x-ray, and echocardiographically Left atrium (LA), Right atrium (RA), Right ventricle (RV), left ventricle (LV), & Pulmonary Artery (PA) dimensions, PAP, tricuspid regurgitation (TR)}, of 50 patients who had Mitral valve replacement (MVR) for MS with PAH, were retrospectively analysed for...

BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is one of the ten most frequent cancers in Turkey. We here examined knowledge about cervical cancer in relation to Papanicolaou (Pap) testing among female primary health care workers in Hatay, a city is located in the south of Turkey. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was completed on 261 women healthcare workers who were or had been sexually active and who accepted t...

To compare the Affirm VPIII molecular test (Becton Dickinson, Burlington, NC) with morphologic identification used in routine Papanicolaou (Pap) test screening in the detection and identification of Candida species, Trichomonas vaginalis, and Gardnerella vaginalis, we identified 431 cases with a concomitant Pap test and Affirm VPIII assay performed from the archives of a large academic institut...