VolumeCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
摘要: This paper reviews how knowledge of human papilloma virus (HPV) and its association with cervical cancer has evolved over the years and discusses the potential usefulness of HPV testing as a replacement and or adjunct to current screening practices.关键词:...
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 ...
Intersection With Cervical Cancer Cervical ectropion is a non-cancerous condition in and of itself, but a cancer screening is usually performed on a woman who has this problem because many of the symptoms are the same. In fact, cervical cancer often looks almost just like ectropy in its earl...
What is chronic inflammatory cancer? Name two cancers that would be classified this way. Fill in the blank: A standard screening test for cervical cancer is called ___. Which of the following breast lesions are non-invasive malignancies? A. intraductal carcinoma of the comedo type B. tubular...
Embarrassmentis a major barrier to screening, alongside fatalism regarding diagnosis, fear of test results and thestigmaassociated with a cervical cancer diagnosis. What are the treatment options? Current guidelinesrecommend two main approaches for managing women who screen positive for cervical pre-cancer...
What happens when organization of cervical cancer screening is delayed or stopped? OBJECTIVES: Many countries rely on opportunistic screening, and data on its effectiveness are asked for. We assessed the impact on cervical cancer incidenc... Elsebeth Lynge, Lene Bjørk Clausen, Romain Guignard, an...
In this study we focus on women who have no registered cervical smear during the previous 5 years, their requirements for attendance, and promotive efforts performed. Of the 400 women randomly selected to answer a telephone-based questionnaire about future attendance at cervical cancer screening (CCS...
A gynecologist is a doctor who specializes in treating the female reproductive system. Photo credit: Westend61/Getty Images What Does a Gynecologist Do? Gynecologists give reproductive and sexual health services that include pelvic exams, Pap tests, cancer screenings, and testing and treatment for ...
HIV screening tests are used to look for HIV antibodies and antigens in your blood. Your body creates these substances after it has been infected with HIV. If your HIV test is positive, you will need a second test to confirm it. If your HIV test is negative, you may need a follow-...