Background: Cervical cancer being one of the major causes of death in women living in
developing countries like India, this study evaluates the spectrum of epithelial cell …

Abstract Background Though Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
(ASCUS) are not always precursors of cervical pre-malignancy but they need timely …

Background: With no systematic national screening programme, the rates of cervical
epithelial cell abnormalities as reported by various studies range from 1.32% to 25% in …

Background: Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women
in India. It develops well-defined premalignant lesions before the development of invasive …

Background: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer affecting women worldwide,
the most common cancer in women in several less developed countries, and now the …

Background: Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) is a term that
refers to inflammatory, reactive and reparative processes which are atypical and of higher …

Women who had never undergone cervical screening (CS) or who have infrequent CS are
at increased risk of having cervical epithelial cell abnormalities (CECA) that may lead to …

Background: The second most common malignant tumor in developing countries including
India is cervical cancer. Lack of awareness, asymptomatic nature of the disease, and poor …

Introduction The presence of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
(ASCUS) from pap smear result should be followed by cytology follow-up, HPV DNA testing …

Abstract Background: Regular Pap smear screening leads to significant decreases in
morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer. Objective: To determine the prevalence of …