BACKGROUND/AIMS Self sampling is considered an adjuvant tool to facilitate the participation of women in cervical cancer screening programmes. This study aimed to evaluate whether cervicovaginal lavage could be an alternative for the cervical smear in cytology and human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and to assess the acceptance of the self sampling device by women. METHODS Fifty six women with...

IJMDS ● www.ijmds.org ● July 2017; 6(2) 1456 Original Article Utility of Pap smear screening for prevention of cervical cancerA 3yrs study from rural Tripura A northeastern state of India Saha D, Ghosh S, Nath S, Islam H ABSTRACT Background: Cancer cervix is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity among women worldwide. According to National Cancer Registry Program of India, cancers of cervi...

BACKGROUND We investigated the effect of Pap smear screening on the incidence of invasive cancer of the cervix in the Western Cape, South Africa where screening is limited. METHODS Data were derived from a case-control study of the association of hormonal contraceptives and invasive cervical cancer. Incident cases (n = 524) of invasive cervical cancer who presented at two tertiary hospitals a...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to determine what effect the offer of a cervical smear test when attending for breast screening has on the uptake of cervical and breast screening. DESIGN The study involved randomisation to compare uptake in those women invited for cervical screening in advance with their breast screening invitation (group 1) with those invited for breast screening only and then offered...

Over the past 50 years, the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer has decreased by 75 percent in developed countries because of the availability of screening program for cervical precancer and human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination. In developing countries, however, cervical cancer remains the second most common type of cancer and cause of cancer death in women. This is most likely due to...

Background: The incidence of breast and cervical cancers is growing rapidly among Egyptian women. In this context, we assessed the prevalence of, and factors associated with the lack of knowledge among Egyptian females of performing breast self–examination (BSE) and unawareness of cervical smear cancer screening services. Methods: Secondary data analysis was performed on a representative popula...

www.aafp.org/afp VOLUME 64, NUMBER 5 / SEPTEMBER 1, 2001 have the greatest impact on decreasing morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer. The remaining 30 percent of cervical cancers result from errors in sampling and interpretation. Examples of such errors include incomplete sampling of the transformation zone, a poorly prepared slide with drying artifact or clumping of cells, and failure ...

Cervical cancer is the third most common type of amongst women, compared to other neoplasms, with a higher potential for prevention, slow evolution, and has simple effective screening test in its detection, cure when diagnosed early. The routine examination Brazil prevention this Pap smear test. This study aimed reveal knowledge practice regarding among cytopathologists. A descriptive explorato...

Collection of cervical secretions for local immunological assessment requires that the secretions be collected prior to the Pap smear to avoid contamination with blood. The objective of the present study was to determine whether gentle collection of cervical secretions prior to a Pap smear collection influences the quality of the Pap smear. A total of 266 women were recruited. Half of the parti...