and two controls per case individually matched on age and area of residence.Odds ratios for strength of association between cervical cancer and screening at particular ages.There is no evidence that screening women aged 22-24 reduced the incidence of cervical cancer at ages 25-29 (odds ratio ...
The pap smear and cervical cancer screening. While the effectiveness of cervical cancer-screening programs is well accepted, further decreases in incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer may require a changing role for the family physician. Especially important will be the ......
Cervical Pap smear study and its utility in cancer screening to specify the strategy for cervical cancer control. National Journal of Community Medicine 2011;2(1):1:49-51.Patel MM,Pandya AN, Modi J. Cervical Pap smear study and its utility in cancer screening to specify the stratergy for ...
HPV testing, the Pap smear and the molecularisation of cervical cancer screening in the USA Abstract DNA-based molecular testing for human papillomavirus has emerged as a novel approach to cervical cancer screening in the context of well-entre... S Hogarth,MM Hopkins,V Rodriguez - 《...
A Pap smear is a cervical cancer screening commonly done at the same time as a pelvic exam. An HPV test also can be done at the same time. Anyone with a cervix should get their first Pap smear at age 21 and another every three years before turning 30. Those ages 30 to 65 should ...
The mainstay of cervical cancer screening for the last 60+ years has been the Papanicolaou test. The Papanicolaou test, also known as the Pap test or the Pap smear, was developed in the 1940s by Georgios Papanikolaou. It involves exfoliating cells from the transformation zone of the cervix ...
Cervical cancer and Pap smear screening in Botswana: knowledge and perceptions Of the 18 women who had at least one Pap smear test in their lifetime, eight (44%) had opportunistic testing as a result of having gynaecological ... DM Mcfarland - 《International Nursing Review》 被引量: 168发...
So firstly, what is a pap smear? Also called a smear test or cervical screening, a pap smear is a test that checks the health of your cervix. The test helps to prevent cancer by collecting a small sample of cells and looking for any abnormalities, including the presence of HPV. A pap...
Conventional Pap smear testing has been the mainstay of most of the screening programs. Cervical cytology screening by Pap smear has been proven to decrease the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer. Material and Methods: This study was conducted in the department of Gynecological Oncology, ...
If a screening test result is abnormal, you may need to have more tests done to find out if you have cancer. These are called diagnostic tests. Why a Pap smear (or Pap test) is Important Regular screening for cervical cancer using the Pap test has decreased the number of new cases of...